# Trump sees US-China ties as a personal friendship; Xi sees the US as an adversary to manage

https://mins.news/en/item/72581

- France 24, 2026-09-24 15:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/trump-views-us-china-relations-as-a-personal-friendship-xi-views-us-as-an-adversary-to-be-managed

> Henrietta Levin of the Center for Strategic and International Studies warns that President Trump’s highly personalized approach to Xi Jinping could give Beijing opportunities to exploit. Xi sees the United States instead as an adversary to be managed while China pursues domestic priorities and strategic goals in Asia, including Taiwan.

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