What Did Trump Really Say About China?

What Did Trump Really Say About China?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 3, 2022. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
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In a Pennsylvania rally on Sept. 3, according to the Financial Times, former President Donald Trump “spent time praising Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his ‘iron fist,’ describing him as ’smart.'”
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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