Enemy to Frenemy: West Revisits China Ties on Trump Uncertainty

Enemy to Frenemy: West Revisits China Ties on Trump Uncertainty

Last year, as the United States intensified its clampdown on technology flows to and from China, the then US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was often heard repeating two words: regional cooperation. It meant consistent dialogue with the European Union on everything from stopping the influx of Chinese cars on Western roads to imposing wide-ranging export controls on the flows of advanced chips to Beijing. It also meant using American federal fu…

To resist the new US trade sanctions, Beijing is strengthening its ties with the countries of the global South, promising them economic development and questioning...