With the ascent of Donald Trump to the pinnacle of power, U.S.-China ties have entered a period of historic uncertainty. Trump famously accused China of currency manipulation and “raping” U.S. workers during his campaign, then shocked the world as president-elect when he questioned the “One China policy,” a core element of bilateral diplomacy. Yet as president, he has turned away from his most strident declarations — backing away from branding China a currency manipulator, for example — partly in an effort to entice a reluctant Beijing to help neutralize a fast-growing nuclear threat from North Korea's mercurial regime.
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