“Look at what China is doing to our country,” Trump said in September, during a presidential debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton. “We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us.”Several analysts predicted that Trump’s tough talk on tariffs and jobs will recede as he contends with the complexity of intertwined economies and the reality of China’s military expansion. One example:“China thinks it should push its sovereignty,” into areas of the Pacific the United States considers off limits. Despite his tough trade talk, Trump was seen by many Chinese officials as the far preferable candidate, given Clinton’s long history as a critic of human rights, trade and military practices in China. “But I think for our relationship, for the relations between China and the United States, it is determined by the larger common interests,” Cui said.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2017 20:48 UTC