Thanks to Trump, Xi Jinping consolidates his power in China and abroad
As early as 2020, the Chinese president anticipated the effects of a trade conflict with the United States and prepared his economy to deal with it. Today, his American counterpart's tariffs are proving him right, according to the New York Times.
This is a moment Xi Jinping has been preparing for for years. In April 2020, well before Donald Trump declared a trade war that would shake the entire global economy, the Chinese leader, during a meeting with Communist Party officials, outlined his plan to gain an advantage over the United States.
Already, tariffs and restrictions on trade in technology components had fueled tensions between Beijing and the first Trump administration. Things would escalate further with the Covid pandemic, which brought global trade to a standstill and laid bare the United States'—and the rest of the world's—immense dependence on China for just about everything from surgical masks to painkillers.
As concerns grew in Washington about the trade imbalance, Xi opted for an offensive approach in his speech:
“The Chinese authorities must work to strengthen the dependence of international production chains on us, to deter and prevent foreign interests from artificially organizing supply disruptions to China.”
In other words, China must reign supreme in the supply of products needed for
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