WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's second term as U.S. president will see a heavy dose of realism and restraint in foreign policy that would seek to lower tensions with Beijing, analysts say, despite naming several outspoken critics of China to national security positions.
The selection of Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz -- all known for tough talk on China -- to secretaries of state and defense, as well as national security adviser, respectively, has prompted speculation that the new U.S. administration may be decidedly more "hawkish" than the administration of Joe Biden.
