China expert and Hudson Institute analyst Michael Pillsbury said Friday on Fox News that President-elect Donald Trump’s comprehensive strategy to engage China could prompt major concessions from the country.
During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” Pillsbury said Trump’s approach reminds him of a diplomatic style reminiscent of Ronald Reagan’s era.
“The president-elect Trump is revealing his China strategy for the whole next four years. And it’s brilliant. It’s taken part of it out of “The Art Of The Deal,” part of it’s out of President Trump’s admiration for Ronald Reagan and Reagan’s negotiating style,” Pillsbury said. “We put a lot of pressure on the adversary, even intimidate him, but always leave a way out and have respect and finally get agreements so that we saw Reagan.”
Drawing parallels to Reagan’s tactics, Pillsbury said the balance…
