Michael Schuman, Columnist

Trump's Gift to China

Withdrawing from TPP is a boon for the Middle Kingdom.

January 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM UTC

Michael Schuman is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub and the author of "Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World" and "The Miracle: The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth."

Xi is celebrating this new year's.
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The Chinese New Year holiday, approaching this weekend, is traditionally a time of gift-giving and celebration in the Middle Kingdom. This year, no one is likely to be celebrating more than China’s President Xi Jinping.

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