US-China Relations

Given that President Trump has decided that China is where he’ll demonstrate his toughness and resolvitude, here are five areas of potential conflict between Beijing and Washington:
Even prior to his inauguration, President Trump has (for good or ill) unsettled the relationship between the United States and China. While Trump’s dovish instincts on Russia are well known, he (and his team) have suggested a far more controversial stance in the Asia-Pacific. Here are five areas in which both Washington and Beijing will need to tread carefully: