Moyen-Orient, Taiwan: “Nothing has significantly changed”
“In reality, very few concrete things” have come out of this visit by the American president to China, admits Marc Julienne on franceinfo. Donald Trump “spoke of a phenomenal success” regarding various trade agreements, but without detail. Furthermore, “on the issue of the Middle East, the Taiwan issue, nothing has significantly changed” emphasizes the director of the Asia Center at Ifri, there was neither “a very clear stance” nor “a joint declaration“.
Who emerges as the winner from this meeting?
“The United States always have a very significant advantage in many areas: in the economic domain, in the military domain, in the diplomatic domain”, analyzes Marc Julienne. However, “the balance of power will be restored in 2025“, he believes, “with Donald Trump’s return to power” and the start of “the new trade war“. China has “redirected its exports towards the European Union” and has successfully “withstood coercive measures“.
“China cannot do without Europe”
“For Xi Jinping, Europe is very important: from a commercial point of view, it is his first or second partner depending on the years, so I think China cannot do without Europe”, says Marc Julienne. The United States, on the other hand, “address Europe more as a rival than as an ally“.
> An interview to be found in full on the franceinfo website.
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