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China Increasingly Views Trump’s America as an Empire in Decline

NY Times · May 12, 2026, 4:00 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

For decades, many Chinese viewed the United States with a mix of admiration, envy and resentment. President Trump’s volatile second term shattered that image.

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