January 20, 2017

"Editor's Note:

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will take place at the US Capitol this Friday. Trump's provocative remarks on China's trade, the Taiwan question and the South China Sea situation have sparked a public uproar earlier. How will the Sino-US relationship develop after Trump takes office? Will conflicts outweigh cooperation? Will Trump turn his oral provocations into reality? How should China react to Trump? The Global Times has talked with three experts on the issue.

Lin Hongyu, Dean of the Department of International Politics, University of International Relations

Trump is known for his isolationist tendency and he becoming president reflects that anti-globalization sentiments are gaining popularity in the US. However, China, as an emerging power, is a beneficiary of and thus one of the most important supporters of globalization. From this perspective, China and the US may see an unharmonious relationship in the long term."

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