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Trump Win Echoes Brexit
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In Trump Win, China Hopes for U.S. Retreat

Election results mean economic threat, geopolitical opportunity for Beijing

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SHANGHAI—The gray, conservative men who run China have no love for Hillary Clinton, but at least she was a known entity. In an erratic Donald Trump they now face both an economic threat and geopolitical opportunity if, as seems likely, a distracted America pulls back from Asia.

Beijing may believe that Mr. Trump is bluffing when he threatens sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports; the official media have portrayed him as more of a...

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