China puzzles over Vance's foreign policy role: Will it be major?

Analysts expect less focus on liberal order and more on 'Made in USA'

Vice President-elect JD Vance speaks as President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, look on at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

November 7, 2024 22:50 JST

WASHINGTON -- Chinese diplomats watched Vice President-elect JD Vance closely during Republican Donald Trump's victory speech in the early hours of Wednesday morning, puzzling over whether he will have foreign policy influence in the next administration.