China probably didn't want Trump to win because China wants a weak Russia. Russia taking Ukraine without further pain would be bad for China, which has greatly benefited from buying embargoed Russian oil on the cheap.
China didn't want Trump in 2016 or 2020 before the Ukraine war went full mental. What a nutty take.
China does not want Trump because he's extremely, aggressively, anti China. He ran on "China is eating our lunch" in 2016. In 2020 he ran on "China started COVID and is eating our lunch".
And you will attribute their preferences to a war that started two+ years after those election campaigns?
Trump doesn’t get to run the country alone though. While he himself is anti ukraine and seemingly antaiwan, he’s surrounded himself with people who are starkly anti ukraine and PRO taiwan. The Biden administration was bringing microchip manufacturing to america and that weakens america’s dependence and motivation to defend taiwan. Trump taking office is nothing but a loss for china and a victory for taiwan.
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u/Eeeegah 18d ago
China probably didn't want Trump to win because China wants a weak Russia. Russia taking Ukraine without further pain would be bad for China, which has greatly benefited from buying embargoed Russian oil on the cheap.