Beijing could do without Trump’s unpredictability on steroids
The conventional idea is that China would prefer the chaos of second Trump term. But on the ground, officials and scholars are wary of a Trump victory.
For an Australian used to government officials panicking about a Donald Trump victory in November, it has been discordant to hear commentary about Beijing’s hopes to see the former president back in the White House.
This is an idea I have heard often, mainly in the US and Europe – that Chinese leaders see huge advantages in a Trump victory in November’s presidential election.
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Richard McGregor is a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute in Sydney.
