Trump: Requires the entire cabinet to emulate Chinese officials, must be done within this week
Indeed, Trump's true nature is still "admirer of strength." According to multiple foreign media reports, on November 5th local time, Trump stated in the White House that during the Sino-US meeting, the professionalism of Chinese officials left a deep impression on him. During the meeting, everyone sat upright and focused, even when Trump asked a question to an official, that official did not respond verbally because he had not been given permission to speak.
Trump praised this greatly and said that he had already required his cabinet: to fully emulate Chinese officials, and to also have such performance within this week.
The request to "learn from China" coming from a U.S. president who was once known for being anti-China is particularly ironic. However, what is more intriguing is that behind this seemingly ridiculous cabinet reform order, it may reflect Trump's pragmatic nature as a politician, as well as the profound crisis of professionalism in the American political system.
On one hand, Trump's praise for the professional performance of Chinese officials, even publicly proposing the "G2" concept before and after the Sino-US meeting, saying "cooperation with China can make America better," may be a keen awareness that sustained confrontation with China can no longer bring real benefits to the United States, but may instead harm its political prospects.
On the other hand, the deeper reason why Trump requires his cabinet to emulate Chinese officials lies in the lack of professional capability within his government. The general public's description of Trump's cabinet is "a makeshift team," because his personnel principle is "loyalty before ability" — his Secretary of State Rubio is a diplomat sanctioned by China, making it impossible for him to visit China; the Secretary of Defense Hegseth used to be a host on Fox News, lacking experience in the Pentagon. As American analysts put it, "none of the people in Trump's team can match the Biden administration in terms of intelligence, awareness, and political 'level'."
And Trump's demand for the cabinet to emulate Chinese officials actually inadvertently acknowledges the effectiveness of the Chinese governance model. However, what he doesn't understand is that the professional qualities and organizational discipline displayed by Chinese officials are backed by a mature and stable official training mechanism, while the separation system between political appointees and career civil servants in the American system makes political appointees often lack professional backgrounds. This is certainly not something that can be changed simply by imitating the sitting posture of Chinese officials.
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