I thinkfrom a Beijingstandpoint, theywouldpreferTrumpaspresidentthantheDemocraticcandidate, becausethetrackrecordshowsthatDonaldTrumpisnotasanti-Chinaashe's perceivedtobe.
Therewas a narrativethat I thinkthatwasprevailingwhenthisadministrationtookoffice, thattheUnitedStateswassortofonthevergeofbeingsurpassedbyChinaasaneconomicpower, thatUnitedStates' influencewaswaningintheworld, thatChina's influencewasontherise.