US election: Is Donald Trump driving China into war against Taiwan?. As of: April 8, 2024, 8:19 a.m By: Sven Hauberg CommentsPressSplit “Great chemistry”: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump 2017.
Donald Trump transformed from a friend of China to a critic of China in just a few months. The U.S. passed a series of laws to strengthen unofficial ties with Taiwan, sold more arms to the China-beleaguered country than in decades.