Trump-Xi Summit Reset Cause for Concern in Indonesia
Trump’s remarks after the summit signaled a shift toward deal-making, as he called Chinese investment a potential boon and arms sales to Taiwan leverage.
- During this week's summit and subsequent remarks, President Trump expressed a transactional perspective on the US-China relationship, diverging sharply from confrontational 'Obama-era' policies.
- Earlier policies focused on 'winning' strategic competition with Beijing in a zero-sum manner, contrasting with the current view that economic engagement can produce mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Trump now views Chinese investment in the United States as a potential boon for American industry, despite strong opposition from many members of Congress who consider such investments a threat.
- Regarding Taiwan, Trump disregards traditional policy guides like the Taiwan Relations Act, preferring both Beijing and Taipei focus on 'cooling it' while using arms sales as leverage.
- Diplomatic frameworks like the 'Six Assurances' remain necessary for continuity, as Trump acknowledges they must be occasionally reiterated to provide a stable status quo for all parties.
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Trump-Xi summit reset cause for concern in Indonesia
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was supposed to signal a new phase of calmer US-China relations. Instead, it exposed a deeper reality that should concern Indonesia and much of Southeast Asia, as stability between great powers can sometimes come at the expense of middle powers. Donald Trump left Beijing with warm words but very few […] The post Trump-Xi summit reset cause for concern in Indonesia appeared first on Asia Times.
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On China, Trump wants to be Mr. Nice Guy now
In conversations held during and immediately after his visit to Beijing, President Trump clearly expressed his views about Xi Jinping, China, and the US-China relationship. The effect is rather jarring, because they constitute a major departure from the dominant hawkish viewpoints of many people who served in his first and second administrations.At the time, those individuals had trumpeted the fundamental change that Trump had wrought in America…
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