Many non-Western leaders have shown surprising warmth towards Donald Trump after his recent win. Unlike their cool response to Joe Biden four years ago these nations seem way more excited about the future
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We expect our dear friend Trump to abandon the erroneous policies of the previous administration in his second term
The positive mood comes from various places:
- Indonesiaʼs leader offered personal visit
- India showed no worries about US future
- Nigeria expects better economic deals
- Saudi Arabia expressed strong support
Many of these countries see Trump as a business-first leader who wont bug them about internal stuff (like human-rights and democracy issues). Thai officials think a new US-China trade-war might help their economy; while African nations hope Trump will be cool about their oil-and-gas projects
Some countries might get hit hard by Trumps plans tho. His idea for big tariffs could mess-up trade for South-East Asian nations – experts say their exports to US might drop 3%. Mexico faces super-tough times: Claudia Sheinbaum already said they wont give in to economic pressure
The US-China situation makes things tricky for countries like Thailand and Indonesia who want to be friends with both sides. These nations need US help with defense but also dont want to make China mad; dealing with increased military tension will be super-hard
Washington needs to figure out how to work with these growing powers. Even tho Trump cares more about Iran and China right now ignoring these other countries would be a big mistake – theyre getting stronger everyday and will matter more in world politics