Why China might need the rest of the west more as Trump arrives in the White House

By Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham

Donald Trump has a knack of antagonising and confusing China. During his first presidential campaign, he accused China of “raping” the US through unfair trade practices. But later in his first term as US president, Trump also called Chinese president Xi Jinping a “good friend”.

Throughout the 2024 presidential campaign Trump suggested he would be tough on China in a second term, and days away from becoming president nothing…

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