Beijing should be prepared for but also restrained in response to any unexpected hardline moves by US President Donald Trump against China, especially on Taiwan, in his last days in office, Chinese observers said. With just over a week to go until president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Trump finally said on Thursday that he was committing to an "orderly transition". The statement came after his supporters stormed the US Congress on Wednesday,.
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The Dawn of the Dragon
How Xi Jinping Has Transformed China
In 2012, Xi Jinping took office as the head of the Communist Party at the same time Bernhard Zand become DER SPIEGEL s correspondent in Beijing. Before leaving the country, he traveled all across the nation to measure how the Chinese people are faring today.
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The skyline of Harbin, a city of over 10 million in northern China: The country is more conscious of its power today than it has been since the days of the great dynasties.
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US-China relations have always been tense, but in recent years the relationship between the two powers has stooped to its lowest level yet. Donald Trump introduced a series of tariffs and taxes on Chinese imports as part of his ‘trade war’ with the country, damaging the delicate relationship even more. US President Trump has long accused China of unfair trading practices and intellectual property theft, while in China, there is a perception that the US is trying to