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11.14.16China Won’t Buy Boeing Planes, iPhones, or US Corn if Trump Starts a Trade War
Quartz
In an editorial, the Global Times threatened retaliation if Trump starts a trade war with China
Environment
11.11.16
Trump Presidency May Spell Disaster for Climate
from chinadialogue
The election of Donald Trump may prove a disaster for the climate and especially for climate change negotiations if he sticks to the threats made during his campaign. But it may provide the developing world—especially China—with an opportunity to...
Sinica Podcast
11.11.16
How Will Donald Trump’s Victory Impact China and U.S.-China Relations?
from Sinica Podcast
The U.S. election is over, and Donald Trump’s pundit-defying victory over Hillary Clinton has stunned and surprised people all over the world. In China—where activity on Weibo and WeChat indicated strong support for Trump among netizens both in...
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11.11.16Trump Win Opens Way for China to Take Climate Leadership Role
CNBC
Trump's election is likely to end the U.S. leadership role in the fight against global warming, and may lead to the emergence of an unlikely champion: China.
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11.11.16Chinese Scholars Look to a Trump Administration with Hope and Concern
South China Morning Post
President-elect’s pledges but lack of policy during campaign keeps experts guessing
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11.11.16As the Election Haze Clears, Trump’s China Conundrum Will Become Clear
Guardian
President Trump would be well advised to steer away from the rhetoric of Candidate Trump in dealing with the world’s second biggest economy
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11.10.16China Pushes Asia-Pacific Trade Deals as Trump Win Dashes TPP Hopes
Reuters
China will seek support for a Beijing-led Asia-Pacific free trade area at a regional summit in Peru later this month, after Donald Trump's U.S. election win dashed hopes for a U.S.-led free trade pact.
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11.10.16What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for China?
NPR
The response of China's state-controlled media to Donald Trump's victory seemed almost gleeful. What's happens next?
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11.10.16In China and Around Asia, Disbelief that Trump Means What He Says on Trade
Washington Post
China has largely dismissed Trump’s talk of new trade tariffs as election rhetoric
Media
11.09.16
Chinese, Netizens React to President-Elect Trump
When Donald Trump was elected president, the hashtag #TrumpWon was trending on Chinese social media. Chinese Internet users speculated about what Trump’s victory might mean for Sino-American relations, discussed the broader global implications of a...
Viewpoint
11.09.16
A Chinese Observer of the U.S. Election Reacts to Trump’s Win
On the heels of Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, Hua Jianping, a 40-year-old Beijing native and host of the popular Chinese-language “U.S. Election” podcast, spoke to ChinaFile by telephone from his home in College...
Conversation
11.09.16
How Should Trump Deal with China, and How Should China Deal with Trump?
Donald J. Trump, president-elect of the United States, spent much of his antagonistic campaign blaming China for many of America’s economic ills, and repeatedly making thinly veiled threats of a U.S. trade war with Beijing. How should Trump engage...
Viewpoint
11.09.16
Donald Trump’s Peace Through Strength Vision for the Asia-Pacific
from Foreign Policy
In 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced with great fanfare in Foreign Policy that the United States would begin a military “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific. This beating of the American chest was done against the backdrop of China’s...
Viewpoint
11.09.16
China Just Won The U.S. Election
from Foreign Policy
The election of Donald Trump will be a disaster for anyone who cares about human rights, U.S. global leadership, and media freedom. That means it’s a victory for Beijing, where, as I write, the Chinese leaders near me in the palatial complex of...
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11.09.16In Trump Win, China Hopes for U.S. Retreat
Wall Street Journal
Election results mean economic threat, geopolitical opportunity for Beijing
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11.09.16China Just Won the U.S. Election
Foreign Policy
China’s leaders are looking forward to a President Trump who offers less resistance and more hypocrisy. But Beijing's triumph may cost it in the end
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11.09.16Trump’s China Wall
Bloomberg
For all his rhetoric about building a wall along the Mexican border, Donald J. Trump may build an even bigger barrier against China
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11.09.16Chinese Journalists Get an Exhilarating Look at the U.S. Election
New York Times
Chinese journalists observing the election expressed surprise at how seriously Americans took their votes
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11.09.16A Sea of Red Across Asian Markets as Trump Wins
Nikkei Asian Review
Asian stock markets had a very bad day on Wednesday, plummeting across the board as U.S. voters swept Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House
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11.09.16Beijing Reacts Cautiously to Trump Triumph
Financial Times
President-elect has threatened China with trade and currency wars
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11.08.16Hong Kong Umbrellas, Chinese Maoism, Trump, Duterte, and Brexit: What’s the Link?
South China Morning Post
Why the global order is becoming ever more uncertain
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11.08.16Why Chinese Netizens Cheer Trump
To online 'Trump Guards,' the U.S. race pits a corrupt official against a plain-spoken outsider
Media
11.07.16
Why Chinese Elites Endorse Hillary Clinton
The United States, China’s largest trading partner but also its greatest geopolitical rival, faces an election that threatens domestic instability. A Donald Trump victory would confirm to many Chinese the inherent weakness of American democracy. A...
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11.07.16China Tantalized by US Election Mayhem and Prospect of ’Thug’ Trump as President
Guardian
Experts say that Beijing would prefer Republican over Hillary Clinton who is considered a hardliner on human rights
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11.04.16Why Are So Many First-Generation Chinese Immigrants Supporting Donald Trump?
Sinica Podcast
Based on dozens of conversations with Chinese and Chinese Americans, Kuo explains the chief reasons behind the popularity of Trump
China in the World Podcast
11.02.16
Law of the Sea and the U.S. Election
from Carnegie China
The South China Sea has been a central point of tension in the U.S.-China relationship under the Obama administration. In this podcast, Paul Haenle speaks with John Bellinger, the most senior international lawyer in the George W. Bush administration...
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11.01.16In a Rare Move, China Criticizes Trump Plan to Exit Climate Change Pact
Reuters
"I believe a wise political leader should take policy stances that conform with global trends," China's veteran climate chief said
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10.21.16Trump’s Misleading Comparison of the U.S. and Chinese Economies
Wall Street Journal
Emerging markets run faster than advanced economies because of the rule of diminishing returns
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10.20.16Trump Thinks China’s Leaders are Smarter. They Didn't Even Let Their People Watch the Debate
Washington Post
Once again, China was cast as the foil to expose the weakness of the Obama administration and, by extension, Hillary Clinton.
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10.19.16What China Sees in Donald Trump--and in Itself
New Yorker
Chinese observers have described the Trump-Clinton standoff as a spectacle of unfettered “chaos” that shakes their faith in the legitimacy of Western democracy
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10.18.16As Trump Bashed China, He Sought Deals with its Government-Owned Energy Firm State Grid
South China Morning Post
Trump Hotel Collection negotiated with the State Grid Corporation of China to brand and manage a major development in the capital
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10.14.16Trump: If Hillary Clinton Falls Down in China, Chinese People Will “Leave Her There”
Business Insider
Chinese are "tough people" who would not help Clinton up if she fell down-- "They'll say 'Let her come up when she's ready.'"
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10.10.16U.S. Presidential Debate Inspires Schadenfreude in China
WSJ: China Real Time Report
Many Chinese took to social media to heap scorn on both candidates
Conversation
10.04.16
How Does the American Election Look to Chinese?
During the first presidential debate on September 26, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump mentioned China a dozen times. They spoke about China and jobs, currency, exports, infrastructure, cyberhacking, nuclear non-proliferation, trade, and North Korea...
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10.04.16How Donald Trump Ditched U.S. Steel Workers in Favor of China
Newsweek
Trump has been stiffing American steel workers on his own construction projects for years
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09.28.16Chinese State Media Say U.S. Debate Shows Vote is ‘Lose-Lose’
Bloomberg
Party paper report calls Trump nervous, Clinton well-prepared
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09.27.16Why the US Presidential Debate Couldn’t Ignore China
South China Morning Post
Clinton, Trump clash over cybersecurity, terrorism, trade, and nuclear threats
Conversation
09.21.16
What Should the U.S. Presidential Candidates Be Saying on China?
Barely eight weeks before the United States presidential election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump have said surprisingly little about how they plan to address China—in areas ranging from the global economy...
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07.20.16
How Should the Republican Party Approach China Policy?
On Tuesday, delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, chose Donald J. Trump as their nominee for President of the United States. We asked a range of contributors how the Republican Party should approach China policy.
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05.13.16Meet Donald Trump's Chinese Fans
CNN
Some think "Donald Trump has the guts to say things that normal people in the rest of society fear to say."
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05.09.16Why China’s Not Afraid of Donald J. Trump
Politico
Trump's foreign policy positions and his political pragmatism make the Chinese believe that he can be a viable one to work with.
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05.02.16Trump: 'We Can't Continue to Allow China to Rape Our Country'
Politico
Donald Trump ratcheted up his language toward China on Sunday when it comes to the trade imbalance between the two nations.
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04.18.16Chinese Official Calls Trump 'Irrational' on Trade
Reuters
Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei criticized Trump for his proposal that tariffs on imported Chinese goods be increased to up to 45%.
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04.06.16China to Donald Trump: You’re Hired!
Newsweek
Trump appeals to many Chinese youth who are spending more, traveling more, and thinking more independently than their parents ever dreamed of doing.
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04.05.16Donald Trump, Despite Bashing Beijing, Is Not Without Fans in China
New York Times
Founder of the online “Trump Fan Club” sang his praises: “A political outsider is taking the country by storm, with unflinching courage.”
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03.29.16Why Some Chinese Like Donald Trump
CNBC
There's a range of reasons, from his history as a reality-television star to admiring his daughter's appearance.
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03.25.16How Trump’s Hard Line on Trade Could Backfire
Wall Street Journal
“If they don’t behave,” the Republican businessman warned at a debate, Chinese companies under a Trump presidency could face tariffs of 45%.
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03.15.16Rise of 'Racist' Trump Shows Democracy is Scary, China Paper Writes
Washington Post
An "abusively racist and extremist" candidate is on the rise in the U.S., says China's Global Times. Maybe democracy isn't such a good idea after all.
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03.14.16China Paper Says Rise of ‘Racist’ Trump Shows Democracy Is Scary
Washington Post
Hitler came to power through elections, China’s Global Times said, and democracy resulted in a mess.
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03.03.16China’s Netizens Mock Donald Trump, But They Fear Hillary Clinton
Quartz
China’s internet users view Trump as a joke, and Clinton as a tougher president to negotiate with.
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02.29.16China Warns U.S. After Trump Wins Nevada Caucus
Washington Free Beacon
China warned the U.S. not to adopt punitive currency policies that could disrupt U.S.-China relations after Donald Trump’s win in the Nevada caucus.
Media
10.01.15
U.S. Presidential Candidates on China
Our Presidential Quotes tracker keeps you up to date on what the candidates are saying about China, and where and when they say it.