
- Analysis: During his first term as president, Trump was actively hostile to China, blamed it for the coronavirus pandemic, and wanted to ban TikTok. But this time around there has been a complete reversal. Trump, his DOGE lieutenant Elon Musk, and Chinese premier Xi Jinping are all singing from the same hymn sheet.
It’s Day One of the new Trump Administration. As the new president took the oath of office in the Capitol rotunda shortly after midday, one person will likely be pleased with how things are going so far: Xi Jinping, president of China.