As US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, prepare to meet in Washington, American policymakers must not underestimate China’s ambitions. Under Xi, its foreign policy is focused on securing the support of the Global South while pursuing the long-term goal of seizing Taiwan and achieving global preeminence.
LONDON—On September 24, US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. As leaders of the two most powerful countries, they preside over the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship. But if Trump assumes that this means China’s foreign policy revolves around relations with the United States, he is gravely mistaken.
