China’s state media runs blow-by-blow account of Trump’s return, calls for ‘more bridges’
Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily cites ‘historical juncture’ in ties, while Global Times calls for ‘more rational approach’ from US
Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily offered spot news on the ceremony and some of the executive orders signed by Trump on his first day back at the White House. These included revoking dozens of Biden-era executive orders and the withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The newspaper published excerpts from Trump’s inaugural speech, including that Washington was confronted with “a crisis of trust” and unable to “manage even a simple crisis at home while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalogue of catastrophic events abroad”.
“China-US relations are at a new historical juncture,” it said in an online commentary published hours before the inauguration ceremony.
“It is hoped that the US … stops its erroneous remarks and actions concerning China, digs fewer pits and builds more bridges, creates favourable conditions for the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of bilateral relations.”
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Donald Trump goes light on China on Day 1, except where the Panama Canal is concerned
