As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United States. The first time China faced Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol over Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour.
FILE - In this Saturday, June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump , left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with communist China , the relationship between the two is at a turning point. Chinese state media news broadcast reports on the result of the U.S. presidential election in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.
“Given the weak economic position of China this time, I think there will be more willingness to talk,” he said. “Thus, while the tariff might have some short-term effects on the Chinese economy, the situation might improve once they reach a deal.” “China is the largest trading partner of both Russia and Ukraine,” Wang wrote in a recent commentary. “These close economic ties give China a unique opportunity to play a greater role in peace-making efforts.”There is one scenario in which Trump has threatened to impose even higher tariffs — 150% to 200% — on Chinese goods: if China invades Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
China expects him to continue to do so, said Zhu Feng, dean of the School of International Relations at Nanjing University.As for China’s repeated threats to annex Taiwan, Trump told The Wall Street Journal last month that he would not have to use military force to prevent a blockade of Taiwan because Xi “respects me and he knows I’m crazy.”
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