China bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan

Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the side-lines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan (Susan Walsh/AP)

The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour.

As the president-elect prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the US and renewed tensions over trade, technology and Taiwan.