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In abrupt shift, Trump warms to China and NATO, sours on Russia
Topic Started: Apr 13 2017, 05:44 AM (105 Views)
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POLITICS | Thu Apr 13, 2017 | 2:18am EDT

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON

After less than three months in office, President Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his stance on an array of foreign policy issues from the U.S. relationship with Russia and China to the value of the NATO alliance.

Trump, who ran for the White House on a pledge to shake up the status quo in Washington, repeatedly lashed out at China during the campaign, accusing Beijing of being a "grand champion" of currency manipulation.

Candidate Trump also dismissed the NATO military alliance as obsolete and said he hoped to build warmer ties with Russia.

But at a White House news conference and in a newspaper interview on Wednesday, he offered starkly different views on those issues, saying his relationship with Moscow was souring while ties with Beijing were improving. He also lavished praise on NATO, saying it was adapting to changing global threats.
Reuters
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Trump says Nato 'no longer obsolete'
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US President Donald Trump has said Nato is "no longer obsolete", reversing a stance that had alarmed allies.
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The Nato U-turn wasn't Mr Trump's only change of heart on Wednesday.
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