According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal and viewed by Sky News Arabia, the election Trump It came at a completely different moment in the relations between US andChina About what it was like when he first took office in 2017.
Before Trump’s first term, Washington greatly reduced its differences with… Beijingin an attempt to bring China into the global system led by the United States, according to the report.
But eight years later, Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a tougher stance on Beijing, much of that a direct result of Trump’s tough rhetoric and actions against China during his first term.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the president maintained Biden Largely on policies in place since Trump’s first term, though he has also spoken about prioritizing stability in the relationship.
However, Trump has intensified his tone of escalation towards Beijing during his election speeches, as he described China Sometimes seen as a threat, he has raised the idea of imposing 60 percent tariffs on all Chinese imports.
However, at other times, he expressed his admiration for the ability of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to exercise power over a vast country.
Despite past tensions between them, Xi congratulated Trump on his election victory in a phone call, China’s state broadcaster reported Thursday, telling the president-elect that China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.
China warned Thursday that “there will be no winner in a trade war” after the re-election Donald Trump President of the United States who pledged to impose huge new tariffs on Chinese imports.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said: “In principle, I would like to stress that there will be no winner in a trade war, which does not serve the world either,” according to Agence France-Presse.
“Our policy toward the United States is consistent,” Ning said during a briefing before announcing Trump’s election victory.
She added: “We will continue to deal with the United States of America according to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.”
However, she refused to answer questions about the possibility of increasing customs tariffs.
China was a foreign policy priority for Trump during his first presidency, and his trade war against Beijing was a hallmark of his time in office, but in contrast to his policy pronouncements, Trump often spoke in friendly terms about Xi and displayed warmth during joint summits.
But this tone changed when Trump launched his trade war in January 2018, and then froze when the Covid-19 virus, which was first discovered in China, spread to the United States in March 2020, prompting then-President Trump to accuse Beijing of spreading what he called “ Plague” to America intentionally.
Taiwan is at the heart of the American-China conflict
It seems that Taiwan It will remain at the center of the conflict between the United States and China with Trump’s victory.
“Taiwan is clearly concerned,” said Wen Tee-sung, a non-Taipei-based fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Center.
He added: “Trump has made it clear that he does not distinguish between friends and enemies, but rather he manages relationships.”
Taiwan may be at a disadvantage in such an equation, Song said.
“If pay to win is the name of the game, whoever has the most money will likely do better,” he said.
“China is much larger, so Taiwan has reason to be concerned about its ability to match China in winning the friendship of the United States under Trump,” he added.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te congratulated Trump on the X social media platform, expressing confidence that relations between Washington and Taipei, “built on shared values and interests, will continue to serve as a cornerstone of regional stability.”
