The second Trump administration’s poor treatment of US allies and global institutions is providing “an opportunity” for China’s president, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said, adding that Canberra needed to try to adopt a more independent defense policy as Washington grows more unreliable.

US President Donald Trump may meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in April, according to the South China Morning Post. As the outlet’s sources reported, Trump could visit China as early as next month,

"A very good friend of mine" was how US President Donald Trump described Chinese President Xi Jinping during his election campaign last year. Then, in the days after taking office in January, Trump said he "always liked" Xi,

Malcolm Turnbull said Trump’s erratic behaviour towards allies creates an opportunity for China’s Xi Jinping, who presents a more consistent and respectful alternative.