The US president seems to want to move closer to Beijing, Carlos Gutierrez tells the Boao Forum
Updated: 1:00pm, 28 Mar 2025
Carlos Gutierrez, former US secretary of commerce, speaks during the panel discussion at the Boao Forum for Asia in southern China’s Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua
The Trump administration’s push for closer ties with Beijing could drive a “historic understanding” between the two countries as Washington retreats from multilateral institutions and global trade frameworks.
Former senior US commerce secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who served under George W. Bush, offered the assessment during a panel discussion at the Boao Forum for Asia in the southern Chinese province of Hainan on Thursday.