Foreign Affairs
Xi and Trump Friendship Brings Stability, But Little Else
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US President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, signaling a strong personal relationship despite limited concrete results. Analyst Frans-Paul van der Putten attributes this stability to Trump’s preference for strong leaders, contrasting with the US Congress’s more hostile stance. Since an October agreement in Busan to halt new trade restrictions, diplomatic tensions have remained low. Pew Research indicates that 46% of Americans now hold neutral or positive views toward China, up from 31% in 2021, particularly among those under 40. Both nations benefit from reduced rivalry while maintaining technological and economic leverage.
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