Trump sees China more as an economic rival than a military threat

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Washington | The US has downgraded its classification of China from authoritarian bully seeking regional domination to a destabilising economic rival that must be stopped from winning the technology race.

And while President Donald Trump believes the best thing the US can do to prevent war in the Indo-Pacific is by “winning the economic future”, he wants allies to build a coalition that pushes back against Beijing’s trade dominance and coercive tactics.

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