Good omen amid bad developments

Right before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, there was a move that seemed to bode well for US-China relations.

Since his re-election, Mr. Trump has spoken by phone with leaders of many countries around the world, but it was not until close to his official inauguration that he had a phone conversation with Mr. Xi Jinping - President of China.

Mr. Trump (left) and Mr. Tap met in 2019.

Quite early, Mr. Trump invited Mr. Xi Jinping to the US to attend the inauguration ceremony, but the Chinese side only announced close to the day that a high-ranking representative of the Chinese leader would attend. These moves are very notable because Mr. Trump himself had previously triggered a trade war with Beijing, nominating many cabinet members with unfavorable views toward China. Recently, Mr. Trump also threatened to increase tariffs on goods exported from China to the US. Not only that, the US also banned TikTok from operating in this country, while punishing China in the semiconductor industry.

This means that amid the bad developments, there are suddenly signs of good omens for the relationship between the two countries. Through this, it can be seen that Beijing has prepared to respond to any scenario that Mr. Trump applies to the relationship between the two countries in the next 4 years, and China's intention is to be "soft first, hard later" towards Mr. Trump. Through this, it can also be seen that Mr. Trump has realized that he cannot ignore it but must be flexible, cooperative and even win over China.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/diem-lanh-giua-dien-bien-bat-lanh-185250119212055901.htm