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

https://mins.news/en/video/72588

- France 24 English, 2026-09-24 15:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH2dZ0lc5Cs

> President Trump’s highly personalized approach to Xi Jinping may give Beijing opportunities to exploit, a China studies expert warns. While the United States remains a powerful actor, leverage at the negotiating table does not necessarily match its power on paper; Xi approaches the relationship by treating the US as an adversary to manage rather than a personal friend.

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