Most Chinese think-tanks feel U.S. President Donald Trump will pose serious challenges to their country. The silver-lining, they hope, is that the Trump era may also herald new opportunities -- like support to the ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. At a more fundamental level, some analysts of are of the view that that if Mr. Trump pursues the mantra of American “exceptionalism” — an assumption of Washington’s inherent superiority over other nations — that would obstruct the betterment of Sino-U.S. ties. The OBOR is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s mega-connectivity project envisaging revival of the ancient Silk Road, with transport and industrial infrastructure in Eurasia. Diplomacy Research Centre at the China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), asserted that Mr. Trump showed a clear tendency towards protectionism.

Source: The Hindu January 29, 2017 11:49 UTC