Trump's return presents opportunities for China

Tariffs and weaker military guarantees likely to irk nations long dependent on the U.S.

Cao Xin

November 13, 2024 17:05 JST

Then U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. © Reuters

Cao Xin is a senior researcher at The Charhar Institute, a Beijing-based think tank.

I had the opportunity to observe the American presidential election on the morning of Nov. 6 (China time) at the U.S. embassy in Beijing. For China, the world's second-largest economy, Donald Trump's victory presents a potential opening.