Political scientist Esteban Caballero Carrizosa analyzed the rapprochement between Washington and Beijing after the presidential meeting, stressing that the two powers maintain a relationship of exchange and mutual dependence that makes a rupture difficult, even in the face of geopolitical, trade and technological frictions.
Geopolitics
Advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump have warned that the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan within the next five years has increased following the meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump stated he does not seek war over the island but suggested Xi might act after his term.