“Trump certainly says, thinks that he can talk to [Chinese President] Xi Jinping, in the same way he thinks he has special rapport with strong men and dictators the world over. And I suspect that Xi knows how to stroke that ego in a way that could be helpful. At the same time, China also knows that Trump is very unpredictable, and this would see a return of a widening trade war that would hurt the Chinese economy. When it comes to Harris, the danger for China, is the predictability; the Biden administration's biggest success has globally has been deepening US alliances and partnerships and further isolating China. So if we're talking about security issues like the South China Sea, like Taiwan, then I certainly think that China would prefer Trump to Harris. On the economy, maybe they would prefer Harris to Trump. I don't think either of these candidates is gonna be a very good thing for China. China would prefer Harris on the economy, and Trump on security.”
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