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Commentary: The Trump-Xi Bromance Has a Chance in 2025
Channel News Asia ^ | 18 Dec 2024 | Karishma Vaswani

Posted on 12/18/2024 12:41:23 PM PST by nickcarraway

The US-China relationship will be better served by collaboration, not acrimony. The moment for better ties could come next year, says Karishma Vaswani of Bloomberg Opinion.

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump's bromance could be rekindled in 2025, if both sides play their cards right.

This is positive and would help create the right environment for an improvement in ties between the two superpowers, but timing and tone are everything. The economic rivals will need to give and take to prevent the relationship from getting worse. There are potential signs of a rapprochement. It was a smart move by the US president-elect to invite Xi to his inauguration in January (the Chinese leader reportedly turned it down), but future attempts need to be more than just empty gestures to make a real difference.

A face-to-face meeting, sooner rather than later, is essential to set the tone of the bilateral relationship over the next four years. The alternative is continued misunderstanding, which in the worst-case scenario, could lead to actual conflict.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: China; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; fakenews; hsichinping; redchina; tds; trump; xijinping

1 posted on 12/18/2024 12:41:23 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Asian news: Save us, oh Trump!


2 posted on 12/18/2024 12:44:23 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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3 posted on 12/18/2024 12:51:25 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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Both countries have massive internal problems to deal with and no time to fight wars over external territories. If Xi and Trump can agree to a detente to focus on internal issues, the world could benefit greatly.


4 posted on 12/18/2024 12:53:25 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Ok Kissinger.


5 posted on 12/18/2024 12:55:22 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
If Xi and Trump can agree to a detente to focus on internal issues, the world could benefit greatly.

Sometimes generating external issues is an effective way to people from fretting about internal ones.
6 posted on 12/18/2024 12:59:29 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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Keep pushing chicoms. Make them fall.

They cause most problems in the world.

They are not necessary and actually hinder China and the world.

These articles from Chicom friendly outlets are magical thinking. They’re begging for help.

Trump wasn’t elected to save the Chicom regime.


7 posted on 12/18/2024 12:59:38 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Dr. Sivana

China gets away with that because its people have close ties with Taiwan. Almost no Americans care about Syria or Gaza.


8 posted on 12/18/2024 1:10:35 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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But Xi refused Trump’s prom invitation for the inauguration.
He’ll have to make room for another leader. Already rented the tux and made the limo appointment.


9 posted on 12/18/2024 2:29:45 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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“Bromance”?!?! Hell, I’d rather President Trump make nice with North Korea than China.


10 posted on 12/18/2024 3:35:57 PM PST by Retrofitted
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