A decade on, Trump returns to a stronger and more assertive China

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Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Beijing, a decade after his last trip, will highlight China's significant transformation. While the reception will be grand, mirroring the lavish hospitality of 2017, the geopolitical landscape has shifted. China, under Xi Jinping's extended leadership, has become demonstrably stronger and more assertive. The nation has heavily invested in "new productive forces," evident in its dominance of renewable energy in the north and advanced automation in its factories and megacities. This transformation, fueled by billions in state funding, showcases China's embrace of new technology and trade, presenting a more confident image on the global stage. The article suggests that China no longer needs to assert its equality with the US, as it did a decade ago.

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In 2017, China aimed to prove it was on an equal footing with the US, but this assertion is no longer necessary.

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Donald Trump will be reminded of his last visit to China in 2017, where he was hosted with unusual ceremony.

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China's leader Xi Jinping is pushing forward with plans for 'new productive forces' with heavy investments in renewable energy, robotics, and AI.

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Billions in state funding have transformed Chongqing into a symbol of China embracing new tech and trade.

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When China's leader Xi Jinping hosts his American counterpart in Beijing this week, Donald Trump will be reminded of his last visit in 2017 – he was wooed hard, complete with dinner inside the Forbidden City, an honour no US president before him had received.This week's reception promises to be just as grand, including a stop inside Zhongnanhai, the rarefied compound where China's top leadership lives and works. The agenda too will be just as thorny, with Iran being a new source of tension, alongside trade, technology and Taiwan.But a lot has changed as Trump returns to a stronger and far more assertive China. Now well into an unprecedented third term, an ambitious Xi has been pushing forward with plans for "new productive forces" with heavy investments in renewable energy, robotics and artificial intelligence.If the American president and his administration want a glimpse of the future Beijing has been reaching for in the last decade, they have to look beyond the imposing heart of the capital where they will spend much of their time.In the remote, rugged north, solar and wind power now dominates vast landscapes. In the industrious south, automation is reshaping factories and supply chains, and megacities like Chongqing have become the stuff of influencers' feeds.Billions in state funding have transformed Chongqing, a gritty manufacturing hub deep in the south-west into a powerhouse symbol of a changing China that is embracing new tech, new trade and a new adjective – trendy – as it tries to show the world a friendlier face.Back in 2017, China was trying to prove it was on an equal footing to the US, says Ali Wyne, senior research and advocacy adviser for US-China relations at International Crisis Group."I think that the Chinese delegation understandably expended an enormous amount of diplomatic effort trying to convey the impression that President Xi was President Trump's geopolitical equal. What I find striking is that this time around that assertion isn't necessary on the part of Chinese."

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