China looks to be mending fences close to home – including with Japan with which it is contesting the pictured Daiyou/Senkaku islands – amid expectations that US president-elect Joe Biden will try to rebuild old American relationships. Photo: Kyodo

As I see it by Shi Jiangtao

China’s place in a post-Trump world order is about relationships and good timing

Four years ago, in a sign of things to come, Beijing’s relations with the incoming US administration started on the wrong foot

This time round, Beijing is looking at ties with its Asian neighbours before managing China’s relationship with a Biden administration

Shi Jiangtao

Published: 2:02pm, 24 Nov, 2020

Updated: 11:04pm, 24 Nov, 2020

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A former diplomat, Shi Jiangtao has worked as a China reporter at the Post for more than a decade. He's interested in political, social and environmental development in China.

China’s place in a post-Trump world order is about relationships and good timing

Four years ago, in a sign of things to come, Beijing’s relations with the incoming US administration started on the wrong foot This time round, Beijing is looking at ties with its Asian neighbours before managing China’s relationship with a Biden administration

Four years ago, in a sign of things to come, Beijing’s relations with the incoming US administration started on the wrong foot

This time round, Beijing is looking at ties with its Asian neighbours before managing China’s relationship with a Biden administration