News Snapshot:
President Joe Biden promised in his first month in office to stand up to authoritarianism around the world. But his squandering of America's global power—which he once described as "the grounding wire of our global policy"—has only emboldened authoritarianism's advance. The shocking consequences of this dissipation of American strength were on display in recent reporting about a November meeting between President Biden and Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping. Xi told Biden that Communist China seeks to reunify Taiwan with the mainland—and will use military force if necessary. That desire should surprise no one. But what should be shocking...