Trump's moves that we see are not a big surprise to people who have been following his political philosophy for a long time. The statements that he is making now, he has said them many times, namely that China is the main global rival of the US. And this is completely understandable. China is developing its economy. China is an industrial power, the country is among the leaders in the most advanced technologies. And in terms of purchasing power, China is No. 1 in the world, according to recent studies. And this is no coincidence. He announced this to Lili Marinkova in the studio “FACT“ and the show “Conversation“ political scientist Vladimir Trifonov.
„This entire rise of China, which has occurred over the past 50 years, is the result of a stage after the Cold War. Then, in the name of confrontation with the Soviet Union, the United States concluded an agreement with China to interact and the American market to become accessible to Chinese goods. And the American market is large. This is what led to the development of China. And now China has developed to such an extent that the United States feels threatened“, the political scientist also shared.
„A very important point today is that Trump does not want the United States to have a negative trade balance with other countries. It is no coincidence that Trump mentions and has set himself the goal of America exporting at least as much as it imports in order to have a balance in world trade. At this stage, this can hardly happen and Trump is trying to make up for the abandonment of the United States through radical measures, but the problem is very serious. Trump and his team know very well that they cannot solve this in the way they are now acting aggressively. However, what the American president is certainly doing is a move of a well-thought-out information war,“ the guest added.
See more of the conversation in the VIDEO.