According to a Le Monde columnist, China is capitalizing on the credibility crisis of Donald Trump's United States
On the occasion of Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington on September 24, his first in ten years, a Le Monde columnist analyzes how Beijing is taking advantage of the perceived unreliability of the Trump administration among traditional U.S. allies.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to receive his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24 for what will be the Chinese leader's first state visit to the United States in a decade, according to reports carried by Le Monde.
In a column published by the newspaper, Alain Frachon, a columnist at the outlet, argues that this meeting takes place within the context of persistent strategic rivalry between Washington and Beijing. According to him, Xi Jinping currently enjoys a favorable situation, linked to what he describes as a lack of reliability of America under Donald Trump's presidency.
The author contends that China "can only welcome" the erosion of U.S. credibility among its traditional allies, a consequence, in his analysis, of the foreign policy pursued by the Trump administration. This loss of trust would affect, according to this perspective, the position of the United States in the broader confrontation opposing it to China on the international stage.
The columnist emphasizes that Xi Jinping's forthcoming visit to Washington comes at this particular time, when traditional American alliances would be weakened, potentially offering Beijing increased diplomatic room for maneuver.
These analyses reflect the viewpoint expressed by the author of the column in Le Monde's pages and do not constitute a position taken by the newspaper as such, with the "Ideas" section hosting contributions signed by columnists.
Sources
- « La Chine ne peut que saluer la perte de crédibilité des Etats-Unis de Donald Trump auprès des alliés traditionnels de Washington » — Le Monde — Une
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