As Donald Trump is set to enter the White House again on January 20, 2025, there is a scramble across the globe to measure what is going to be the future of U.S. foreign policy as well as America’s engagement with the world. Concerns spiked particularly in China, where analysts and observers from all walks had been speculating the implications of a second term of Donald Trump. The first Trump Presidency (2016-2020) was marked by formalisation of the strategic competition with China. At the same time, President Trump’s skepticism for globalisation and liberal internationalism pushed NATO to a back foot and scuttled many multilateral arrangements including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the 2015 Paris Agreement.
