Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Trump's Impact on China and Global Alliances
Parag Khanna, the founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, talked to NDTV about how President Donald Trump's leadership is affecting China and global alliances.
Some people think Trump's erratic behavior strengthens China, but Khanna explained that it actually weakens China in specific areas, like maritime and naval mobility around the North Atlantic.
He mentioned that the U.S. and its allies are focusing on critical supply chains and products to reduce dependency on China.
This includes partnering with countries like India, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
Khanna also talked about new initiatives like 'Mine to Magnet' and predicted that in the next five years, there will be more regionalism, multi-alignment, and functional coalitions among like-minded states.
He believes that a new system is being built, one thematic and functional area at a time.
President Donald Trump's leadership is triggering strategic recalculations in Beijing, according to Parag Khanna.
Khanna argues that Trump's policies weaken China's hand in maritime and naval mobility around the North Atlantic.
The U.S. and its allies are focusing on critical supply chains and products to reduce dependency on China.
New initiatives like 'Mine to Magnet' are being developed to build coalitions of the willing.
Khanna predicts increased regionalism, multi-alignment, and functional coalitions among like-minded states in the next five years.
- Who
- Parag Khanna, AlphaGeo founder and CEO
- What
- Discussion on the impact of Trump's leadership on China and global alliances
- When
- During an interview in Davos
- Where
- Davos
- Why
- To analyze the strategic recalculations triggered by Trump's leadership
Trump's erratic behavior strengthens China
Trump's policies weaken China in specific areas
Impact on China's global standing
Trump's erratic behavior strengthens China
Trump's erratic behavior strengthens China's hand globally.
Trump's policies weaken China in specific areas
Trump's policies weaken China's hand in maritime and naval mobility around the North Atlantic.
- Expert
- Parag Khanna, AlphaGeo founder and CEO
- Event
- Interview with NDTV CEO and Editor-in-Chief Rahul Kanwal
- Key Trend
- Shifting global military and economic alignments
- Key Trend
- Focus on critical supply chains and products
- Key Trend
- New transnational initiatives like 'Mine to Magnet'
- Key Trend
- Increased regionalism and multi-alignment
- Key Trend
- Functional coalitions among like-minded states
- Key Trend
- Growing cohesion in North American supply chains
Sources
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