How to Think About Trump’s Likely Approach to China
The President-elect sometimes appears to contradict himself on China and go against the thinking of his past and future advisors.
Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, November 6, 2024. Credit: Evan Vucci via AP Images
A widespread narrative maintains that Donald Trump’s first administration toughened U.S. policy towards China and posits that his second one will go even further. Understanding why the retrospective component of this assessment is misleading is essential to explaining why the speculative one is dubious. Both discount the extent to which Trump’s conception of the China challenge differs from those of former and prospective advisors.
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