afpDonald Trump has frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, but Beijing may welcome his reelection as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival. Where the United States has retreated, Xi has stepped forward. Philippe Le Corre, a China expert at the Harvard Kennedy School in the United States, agrees an extension of Trump's America First policies would be of long-term benefit for Beijing. Enmity also extends into defense and human rights, with Hong Kong, Taiwan and the treatment of China's Muslim Uighur minority all making waves in United States. But China may not win much relief in any of these areas if Trump loses to Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Source: The Standard October 21, 2020 23:26 UTC