Who is afraid of Donald Trump?

President Xi Jinping of China has denied that there is a " House of Cards power struggle inside his government. House of Cards is a television serial based on entirely fictitious characters. It is interesting that he is having to deny a power struggle in his government when Robert Mugabe, Pierre Nkurunziza and Kim Jong Un are not. However, he admitted that," There are careerists and conspirators existing in our party and undermining the party's governance." Since coming to power Xi has accumulated a plethora of titles so that he has been called a " chairman of everything ". He has been referred to as 'core leader' and recently was photographed in an army uniform while being named 'commander in chief'. A collection of his quotations are available in an app, much like Mao Zedong's 'Little Red Book'. Phrases like the 'Crucial Minority', which means the party elite, 'Toilet Revolution' and 'Feudal Residue' are some of the quotes. Perhaps, we can conclude that a serious power struggle is going on in China and Xi Jinping is not as secure as he makes out to be. One month ago the Chinese government mouthpiece Global Times saw Donald Trump as an example of everything that is wrong with democracy saying," Mussolini and Hitler came to power through elections, a heavy lesson for western democracy." But yesterday it reacted cautiously when Trump said that " we can't allow China to rape our country " by its trade policy, after his victory in the Indiana primary. Xi will be watching nervously to see if Trump wins in November and what policies he adopts to reduce the huge trade deficit with China. Another country watching Trump's rise nervously will be Pakistan. The US Congress has refused to fund the sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan prompting the Foreign Minister to say," If funding is arranged, Pakistan will get the F-16s, otherwise we will opt for jets from some other place." Empty threat from a bankrupt nation? Talking about Dr Shakeel Afridi, who is in prison for helping the Americans locate Osama bin Laden, Trump said, with a snap of his fingers," I think I would get him out in two minutes. I would tell them (Pakistan) let him out and I'm sure they would let him out." Reacting to the comment the Interior Minister snarled," Contrary to Mr Trump's misconception, Pakistan is not a colony of America," and advised him to " treat sovereign states with respect ". Pakistan may not be a colony of the US, like Britain is, but it is a beggar nation, surviving on handouts, a failed state and the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism. These 2 countries are inherently unstable and a little push may send them over the edge. They are also our biggest enemies. So, wish The Donald a big victory in November.