Donald Trump and China’s Year of the Hawk
A brash new U.S. president is on a collision course with a Chinese leader bent on consolidating power.
As recently as October, many Chinese also believed he’d take a pragmatic approach toward Beijing. “Unlike traditional idealistic politicians who tend to place ideological values such as democracy and human rights as [their] priority, Trump has more realistic interests,” analyst Li Haidong of the Foreign Affairs University said at the time. “As a businessman, he understands the importance of making profit through cooperation.” http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/donald-trump-and-chinas-year-of-the-hawk-214656
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