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World Awakes to Shock and Uncertainty at Prospect of a Trump Presidency World Awakes to Shock and Uncertainty at Prospect of a Trump Presidency
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The world awoke on Wednesday to the increasingly likely possibility that Donald J. Trump might achieve a stunning upset to become the next president, defying most polls, which showed Hillary Clinton with a modest if steady lead. Such a victory could upend international relations. Criticisms of trade and immigration were central to his candidacy; Mr. Trump has professed admiration for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and once called climate change a Chinese hoax; he has criticized the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and he has demanded that the nation’s allies foot more of the bill for their defense. (Follow our Politics briefing for the latest from the election.) The world awoke on Wednesday to the increasingly likely possibility that Donald J. Trump might achieve a stunning upset to become the next president of the United States, defying most polls, which had showed Hillary Clinton with a modest if steady lead. Such a victory could upend international relations. Criticisms of trade and immigration were central to his candidacy; Mr. Trump has professed admiration for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and once called climate change a Chinese hoax; he has criticized the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and he has demanded that the nation’s allies foot more of the bill for their defense. (Follow our Politics briefing for the latest from the election.)
With markets in a swoon over a likely Trump victory, the Bank of Japan and the country’s Finance Ministry announced that they would hold an emergency meeting to discuss the surging yen and the plunging stock market. With markets rattled over a likely Trump victory, the Bank of Japan and the country’s Finance Ministry announced that they would hold an emergency meeting to discuss the surging yen and the plunging stock market.
“No matter which candidate is elected, the United States-Japan alliance is the key for United States-Japan diplomacy, and Japan will keep working closely with the United States for peace and prosperity, for Asia-Pacific and the world,” Yoshihide Suga, the chief cabinet secretary, said at a regular morning news conference in Tokyo.“No matter which candidate is elected, the United States-Japan alliance is the key for United States-Japan diplomacy, and Japan will keep working closely with the United States for peace and prosperity, for Asia-Pacific and the world,” Yoshihide Suga, the chief cabinet secretary, said at a regular morning news conference in Tokyo.
Asked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a proposed multilateral trade deal that the Obama administration began negotiating with 11 other countries but that neither Mrs. Clinton nor Mr. Trump supports — Mr. Suga noted that last November, the United States “confirmed that they will aim to ratify it as soon as possible.” He added: “We understand that President Obama is making full efforts to pass the bill within this year.” Japan, he said, would “of course” pass the trade bill.Asked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a proposed multilateral trade deal that the Obama administration began negotiating with 11 other countries but that neither Mrs. Clinton nor Mr. Trump supports — Mr. Suga noted that last November, the United States “confirmed that they will aim to ratify it as soon as possible.” He added: “We understand that President Obama is making full efforts to pass the bill within this year.” Japan, he said, would “of course” pass the trade bill.
—MOTOKO RICH and HISAKO UENO—MOTOKO RICH and HISAKO UENO
The prospects of a Trump victory are being greeted with ambivalence in China, which has grown more assertive both at home and abroad during the presidency of Xi Jinping. Chinese officials had worried about the unpredictability of a Trump White House, while they were expecting a more hawkish United States policy toward Beijing on issues like the South China Sea if Mrs. Clinton was elected. Jeong Joon-hee, a government spokesman in South Korea, said on Wednesday his country remained unshakable in its belief that it should maintain a strong military alliance with the United States no matter who became president.
Su Hao, a professor of international relations at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, said that the Chinese government was probably ready for a Trump presidency: “There could be less conflicts between United States and China.” Mrs. Clinton backed President Obama’s “pivot” toward Asia, while Mr. Trump criticized it. Beijing sees the strategy as an attempt to contain China’s rising power. “North Korea should not misjudge the solidity of our alliance with the United States and our joint ability to respond” to provocations, Mr. Jeong said.
But Professor Su also said that “a decline of China-U.S. relation is inevitable” if Mr. Trump becomes president, as he has accused China of manipulating its currency and engaging in unfair trade practices. “More frictions on trade would arise during his administration,” Professor Su said. “But in general the Republicans have proved they are capable of maintaining a stable relation with China. We expect the tie could stay on track.” South Korea, he said, remained vigilant in case North Korea should attempt a provocation to raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula while Washington was absorbed in its domestic political drama.
President Park Geun-hye’s government remains mired in a political scandal at home that has led to calls for her to step down.
Moon Jae-in, an opposition leader and a contender for the presidency in next year’s election, reconfirmed his commitment to the alliance with the United States “no matter who becomes president there.”
Mr. Trump unsettled South Koreans when he said that he might withdraw American troops unless the country paid more for their presence. He also indicated that he might let Japan and South Korea protect themselves with nuclear weapons and that he might negotiate directly with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
Mr. Trump’s surprisingly strong performance caught analysts off guard, but it was welcome news for those in South Korea who believe that their country must build its own nuclear weapons to defend against North Korea.
Mr. Trump’s election would “open the way for South Korea to go nuclear in an agreement with the United States,” said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior analyst at the Sejong Institute in Seongnam, South Korea.
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The prospects of a Trump victory were being greeted with ambivalence in China, which has grown more assertive at home and abroad during the presidency of Xi Jinping. Chinese officials had worried about the unpredictability of a Trump administration, while they were expecting a more hawkish United States policy toward Beijing on issues like the South China Sea if Mrs. Clinton was elected.
Su Hao, a professor of international relations at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, said that the Chinese government was probably ready for a Trump presidency. “There could be less conflicts between United States and China,” the professor said. Mrs. Clinton backed President Obama’s “pivot” toward Asia, while Mr. Trump criticized it. Beijing sees the pivot strategy as an attempt to contain China’s rising power.
But Professor Su also said that “a decline of China-U.S. relations is inevitable” if Mr. Trump becomes president, as he has accused China of manipulating its currency and engaging in unfair trade practices. “More frictions on trade would arise during his administration,” Professor Su said. “But in general, the Republicans have proved they are capable of maintaining a stable relation with China. We expect the tie could stay on track.”
— YUFAN HUANG— YUFAN HUANG
By late morning in India, citizens were still riveted by the news, and most experts were unprepared to speculate on a Trump victory. But a panel discussion on NDTV, a news channel, talked about Mr. Trump’s likely presidency.By late morning in India, citizens were still riveted by the news, and most experts were unprepared to speculate on a Trump victory. But a panel discussion on NDTV, a news channel, talked about Mr. Trump’s likely presidency.
Prannoy Roy, co-founder and co-executive chairman of NDTV, asked the panelists: “If you can’t respect a president, does it also stop the world respecting the American people for voting for a man like this?”Prannoy Roy, co-founder and co-executive chairman of NDTV, asked the panelists: “If you can’t respect a president, does it also stop the world respecting the American people for voting for a man like this?”
Later, Leela Ponappa, a former deputy national security adviser in India, spoke about the uncertainty across the continent — the world’s largest and most populous — over the United States. “Trump is going to add to those uncertainties,” she said. “What happens to the Japanese alliance? What happens to the Korean alliance?”Later, Leela Ponappa, a former deputy national security adviser in India, spoke about the uncertainty across the continent — the world’s largest and most populous — over the United States. “Trump is going to add to those uncertainties,” she said. “What happens to the Japanese alliance? What happens to the Korean alliance?”
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Two far-right, anti-immigrant nationalist leaders, Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Marine Le Pen in France, have cheered Mr. Trump’s strong showing.
“The Americans are taking their country back,” Mr. Wilders, a lawmaker who leads the Party for Freedom and who faces hate-speech charges, wrote on Twitter.
Ms. Le Pen, the leader of the National Front in France, and a candidate for the French presidency, wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations to the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, and to the American People — free!”
The United States ambassador to Germany, John B. Emerson, said on the public broadcaster ZDF that it seemed that American voters “have given up on the political process and followed his message,” making it clear that it seemed Mr. Trump would be the next president.
He suggested that Mr. Trump could begin pulling together a “polarized country” with his acceptance speech.
Next week, President Obama will visit Germany to thank one of his longest-standing allies, Chancellor Angela Merkel. Bettina Schausten, a ZDF presenter who interviewed Mr. Emerson, said she could imagine “that Germany will offer him an enthusiastic reception.”
Mr. Emerson said that German-American relations would “remain important,” adding, “That is not going to change.”
— ALISON SMALE