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Countries want to at the minimum keep their options open. China is unlikely to be a better choice than the U.S., even under Trump, but it is important to find some counterbalance."
Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, said
It is possible that Trump may drift away from U.S. allies, making them pay more attention to China’s role and in fact it has provided a chance for China’s diplomacy,
said Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai
From China’s point of view, improving relations with American allies and increasing economic cooperation will offset the shock to China-U.S. economic relations,
Wu saidIt is hoped that the United States will work with China to jointly promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US economic and trade relations,
he added
The two sides can strengthen dialogue and consultation in this regard,
he addedChina is willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the United States, properly manage differences and expand mutually beneficial cooperation,
said foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun in response to a question about potential new tariffs under TrumpThe Chinese government hopes China and the U.S. could understand each other’s needs through communication,
said Shen Dingli, a Shanghai-based international relations scholar
The ultimate decision-maker is Trump, and if China gives Trump what he thinks he needs, those hawkish people and their beliefs will quickly be sidelined and they may not have influence on U.S.-China policy,
Dexter Roberts, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub, told VOA by phoneI am finding other ways to export products to my American customers by shifting operations to Southeast Asia,
a Chinese apparel exporter surnamed Yuan in Shanghai, who asked to be identified only by his last name due to security concerns, told VOA in a written responseThis might mean there would be less misunderstandings and I think both sides won’t waste this new opportunity to engage with each other,
he told VOAI suspect the talk of sticking it to China will return in the absence of some face-saving concession or if other policies start to falter, as a perceived tough-on-China stance taps into the broader concern among many Americans,
he told VOA in a written responseAnd if we said, well, ‘You’re not going to approve it’, then that’s a certain hostility, and we’ll put tariffs of 25, 30,40, 50%, even 100%,
Trump said on Monday, after signing the executive order for TikTokWithin a few days, Cuba was off the so-called list, then back on it, as if it were a trifling matter
Guo said,