What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for China?
on November 10, 2016
The response of China's state-controlled media to Donald Trump's victory seemed almost gleeful. What's happens next?
Theresa May Promises ‘Golden Era’ in UK-Chinese Relations
on November 10, 2016
May has promised to work for a "golden era" in the UK's relations with China, as the country's vice-premier visits London for talks.
Ancient Town in China Enjoys Profitable Rebirth as a ‘Beautiful Stage’
on November 10, 2016
With selfie-ready backdrops — flowing green canals and sloping tiled roofs — Wuzhen, China, takes off with tourists
In China and Around Asia, Disbelief that Trump Means What He Says on Trade
on November 10, 2016
China has largely dismissed Trump’s talk of new trade tariffs as election rhetoric
Chinese, Netizens React to President-Elect Trump
on November 9, 2016
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 President Trump, and dissected the impact of the win on the U.S. political system. What follows is a selection of reactions by Chinese netizens, writing on the massive social media platform Weibo on the morning of November 9, followed by quotes collected in telephone interviews with Chinese living in the United States.
A Chinese Observer of the U.S. Election Reacts to Trump’s Win
on November 9, 2016
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 Station, Texas. Hua started the podcast at the time of the first Republican debate in August 2015, and at its peak in June of this year, it saw an average of 15,000 downloads from the website IPN.
How Should Trump Deal with China, and How Should China Deal with Trump?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on November 9, 2016
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 with the carefully selected leaders of the Chinese Communist Party? And how might they respond?
Donald Trump’s Peace Through Strength Vision for the Asia-Pacific
on November 9, 2016
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 increasing assertiveness in the region and the sense among many longtime American allies that the United States had lost sight of Asia’s strategic importance during 10 years of Middle Eastern wars.
China Just Won The U.S. Election
on November 9, 2016
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 Zhongnanhai are surely cracking open the drinks and making mean jokes.
In Trump Win, China Hopes for U.S. Retreat
on November 9, 2016
Election results mean economic threat, geopolitical opportunity for Beijing