This is not in the plans of D grader Trump when he launched his trade wars, sanctions and tariffs against China and the world. He is still believing that trade wars are easy to win, and he is winning, America is winning, and the hillbillies, rednecks and MAGA supporters are the beneficiaries, all popping champagne and celebrating his victory.
It would not have occurred in Trump's pea brain that what he was doing would instead be making China the biggest winner in his silly Art of Deal or Steal. Trump have stolen hundreds of billions from the average Americans from the tariffs imposed. No country is paying for it, definitely not China.
China is benefitting from this trade war in many ways. Trump has offerred many markets to China on a silver platter by sanctioning and isolating these countries, forcing them to turn to China. China became the monopolistic suppliers of all goods, services, technologies and everything that these countries need. Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Afghanistan, to just name a few. In these countries, everything is Chinese, Made in China, from household items, consumer electronics, computers, computer software and hardware, Huawei's 5G communication system, automobiles, EVs etc etc. China does not need to do anything, there were no challengers or competitors, no American made goods and service, not even from American allies and crony countries. They were also coerced to stop trading with these countries.
When China has complete monopolies in these countries, and those of the Global South, China could test new product lines and services and let them grow, undisturbed, like incubators or laboratories, and make a name for themselves, establish their brand's name, allowing the users to get use to Chinese goods and services all over the place...and no competitors, no alternatives, no substitutes. How else could China clocked US$1.2 trillion trade surplus with declining trades with America and Europe?
In another way, the tariffs also make all American products and services more expensive for the rest of the world when they needed to import and use Chinese parts and components from China ... at higher prices. It is a double whammy for the Americans and the Europeans. Trump is actually clearing the field of all competitors to allow Chinese companies to flourish and sell their products and services in a free market minus America and Europe. Trump wipes the plate clean for China to fill in.
China cannot hope for anything better, no advertising cost, no need to pay Trump a single cent for his great contribution and support for Chinese companies and manufacturers to grow and prosper outside America and Europe. The customers in the Global South are like captured buyers and users, all because of Trump's great tariff and trade wars. Nice, very nice.
Thank you Donald. You are Godsend to make China great in double quick time.