Beijing: China will work with US on basis of mutual respect, it said as Donald Trump closed in on victory in presidential election, but strategists said Beijing was bracing for bitter superpower rivalry over trade, technology and security issues.

“Our policy towards US is consistent,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told regular press conference here, when asked how Trump returning to Oval Office would affect US-China relations.

“We will continue to view and handle China-US relations in accordance with principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and win-win cooperation,” she added.

“Chinese leadership will likely strive to maintain an appearance of cordial personal relationship with Trump, while intensifying efforts to project China’s power and strength.”

Da Wei, Director of Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing said Trump’s victory “May pose relatively large challenge to Sino-US relations” based on his campaign policy proposals and actions in his previous term.

“China also expects Trump to accelerate decoupling of technologies and supply chains, move that could threaten China’s economic growth and indirectly impact its social and political stability.”

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 07 2024

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