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    Trump policies could ‘naturally’ bring US allies closer to China, analysts say

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    A Donald Trump The U.S. administration may inadvertently push U.S. allies closer to China as Beijing is poised to capitalize on weaknesses in Washington’s alliances, analysts said Tuesday at an event in New York. York by the Asia Society.

    “If we take an approach of imposing tariffs or other punitive measures on the EU’s trading partners and China, that will naturally bring them closer together,” said economics and technology researcher Michael Hirson. at the Asia Society Policy Institute Research Center. Analysis of China.

    Trump threatened 10 to 20 percent universal rates on imports in the country and late last month, he clarified that Canada and Mexico would be subject to tariffs of 25 percent, while China would be subject to “an additional tariff of 10 percent.” cent, above any additional customs duty.”
    The president-elect has also repeatedly denounced NATO for failing to honor its share of defense spending and threatened to withdraw from the alliance if its commitments were not met.

    But Hirson, who served as the U.S. Treasury Department’s top representative in China from 2014 to 2016, said Beijing’s closeness to EU member countries would depend on how organized and disciplined the Trump administration is. .

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    Sungmin Cho, an Asia Society fellow specializing in Chinese politics, foreign policy and national security, said he expected ties between China and South Korea to strengthen in a second Trump administration.

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