Why Trump's Visit To Beijing Is Advantage For China – Explained

“We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country, and that’s what they’re doing.” Donald Trump said in May 2016. On May 13, he will board Air Force One for Beijing — seeking China’s cooperation on Iran, rare earths, and a trade truce that holds through midterms. It is the first US presidential visit to China in nearly nine years and arguably the most contradictory, made by the president who has criticised China more fiercely than any of his predecessors, slapped it with tariffs that crossed 140%, and built an entire political identity on essentially beating Beijing.