How China is playing its geopolitical cards in the Trump era

February 15, 2026

Da Wei, director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, outlines China’s opportunities and challenges as it tries to make the most out of the Trump era.

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While Western countries squabble over culture war issues, Xi Jinping has been flexing his power over rare earth supply chains, sticking close to Vladimir Putin, and adding to the pressure on Taiwan. Could he now tempt European countries to overlook all this and build closer ties with Beijing, to hedge their bets against an unpredictable US? And could he be on the verge of a major concession from Donald Trump on Taiwan? Da Wei spoke to DW’s Richard Walker at the Munich Security Conference.

 

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