The FT revealed Xi Jinping's strategy toward Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's strategy toward the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump is defined by clarity and determination. This was reported by the British newspaper Financial Times (FT) on January 5.

According to the publication, Xi Jinping does not plan to personally embrace Trump, but will seek to create leverage.

"Xi has already made it clear that he will treat his ties with Trump as a purely business relationship, albeit in the style of Don Corleone," the FT wrote.

The author of the material, a professor at Georgetown University calls three main strategies of the Chinese leader. One of them - the creation of various measures and restrictions in order to harm American companies.

The essence of the second strategy is adaptation, says the professor. He noted that since 2023, China has launched "vigorous fiscal and monetary stimulus."

"This policy shift is yielding some positive, albeit uneven, results," the paper said.

Beijing's third strategy is to expand economic ties, the author of the FT piece adds.

"A lot can go wrong. <...> Both sides believe they are superior, can impose more costs and endure more pain," the expert summarized.

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The day before, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Sino-US relations under a Trump presidency could improve if he fulfills his "goodwill intentions." It noted that the U.S. president-elect's positive signals, ranging from repeated calls for cooperation on global issues to inviting Chinese President Xi Jinping to the inauguration, could indicate positive momentum in bilateral relations.

Earlier, on December 21, China's Defense Ministry said that the US military strategy is becoming increasingly confrontational and adventurous. It drew attention to Washington's use of military superiority for violent regime change and provoking "color revolutions".

Before that, on December 13, Denis Denisov, an expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, told Izvestia that after Trump's inauguration, Washington and Beijing may tighten mutual sanctions - the countries' relations are more likely to worsen. According to him, against this background, the media information that Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend Trump's inauguration looks plausible and logical.