How China Quietly Made New Friends To Prepare For Trump 2.0
Donald Trump’s declaration in his inaugural address on Monday, that “the golden age of America begins right now,” may align with his electoral promise to Make America Great Again (MAGA). Perhaps it signals an extension of his MAGA slogan. Where MAGA focuses on reclaiming a perceived lost greatness through economic nationalism, deregulation, and “America First” foreign policy, the “Golden Age”, though boastful, could mean a forward-looking promise of prosperity and strength. It implies a renewed sense of optimism but also carries the weight of delivering tangible results in a deeply polarised nation. Why China Is Important Trump also pledged to be a “peacemaker and unifier”, which sat well with his anti-war stance. But to make America great again or birth the “golden age of America”, Trump will need more than mere slogans. Common wisdom says that he’ll need to focus on economic recovery, geopolitical stability and ever-deepening domestic division to achieve his goal. But there’s one area most important of all: managing US-China ties, the most critical bilateral relations in the world right now. The …
