Trump’s Beijing Visit Signals a New Era of Superpower Bargaining

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Aaryan Bora, Political Reporter 

After a long time, Donald Trump visited China to have a lengthy discussion on diplomacy amid the tensions. Donald Trump was welcomed by China's Vice Presidents, while also receiving a red carpet entrance and a brass band. China sees the US not as a competitor but as an equal power with the same goals and ambitions. Back in 2017, Beijing was viewed as a growing economy, but currently it is seen as a competitor technologically, militarily and economically. The relationship between the US and China is now no longer governed by trade but by strategic rivalry. In the present scenario, things like tariffs, artificial intelligence, and conflicts in the Middle East are now all interconnected in this global order.

Trump is under a lot of pressure at home and abroad following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted oil supplies and increased the fear of global inflation. The US hugely depends on Chinese supply chains and markets. The US always thinks it has less dependence on China, but the corporate world of America sees China as indispensable.

In terms of technology, the competition between them has entered a more dangerous phase. The completion now advances more on computing chips and artificial intelligence, and it is very strategic. The United States of America fears China in terms of technology, and it could rise into an IT hub in the world. China has a very powerful economic weapon, which is controlled by rare earth metals, which is critical for modern industries ranging from electric vehicles to advanced defence systems.

China has used this method before, and the US knows it. The main agenda behind the summit is not trade or technology but power. China hugely depends on the Middle East for energy supplies, but the US wants China to put pressure on Tehran amid the ongoing war. However, China may not do this as the Middle East Conflict disagrees with its own interests of maintaining a balance of power, where it is capable of negotiating with both sides and being presented as a more stable partner on the world stage than the USA.

During the Summit, the topic in Taiwan remains a very hot topic of discussion. Trump clearly gave a message to China that they are ready to confront them militarily. But does it mean that the US is going to intervene in their conflict? 

China is not just a rising power, but it is actively shaping the global power. Meanwhile, the United States is trying its best to contain China and to manage the conflicts in the Middle East. The visit of Trump to China is not just a normal presidential visit, but it is mainly a negotiation between the two global superpowers attempting to define the rules of a new global order, where nowadays rivalry rather than cooperation could become the principle of global politics.

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