After talking tough during campaign, Trump appears to ease up on China at start of presidency

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During a speech to House Republicans at a Florida retreat on Monday, Donald Trump listed India and China among countries imposing high tariffs and pledged to take action against those nations that “harm” America.
Hindustan Times
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The Republicans have gathered for their issues conference at Trump’s Florida resort, where they are set to plan the legislative strategy over the coming days.
ABP Live
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But now that he's back in the White House, Trump appears to be seeking a more nuanced relationship with the country that both Republicans and Democrats have come to see as the gravest foreign policy challenge to the U.S. China is also a major trading partner and an economic powerhouse, and it has one of the world’s largest military forces.
Newsmax
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A great-power bargain that Mr Xi could accept—perhaps bundling economic trade-offs with a divvying-up of the world into spheres of influence—would surely outrage hawkish Trump aides, from the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
The Economist

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