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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amy Hawkins and Helen Davidson

Tariffs, tech and Taiwan: how China hopes to Trump-proof its economy

Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping before starting their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan 2019.
Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping before starting their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan 2019. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

China is bracing itself for four years of volatile relations with its biggest trading partner and geopolitical rival, as the dust settles on the news that Donald Trump will once again be in the White House.

On Thursday China’s president, Xi Jinping, congratulated Trump on his victory and said that the two countries must “get along with each other in the new era”, according to a Chinese government readout.

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