HK Barrister & Former LEGCO Member Ronny TONG Ka Wah: No matter how one views Trump, it is hard to deny that he has ushered in a new international era; and one of the key drivers of this is that he has allowed everyone, whether allies or adversaries, to see the true face of the United States. 香港大律師前立法會議員: 湯家驊: 無論你如何看特朗普也難否定他開啟了國際新紀元；而其中一重要動力是讓所有不分盟友或對手的人看清了美國的真面目。

The United States is the world’s largest consumer nation, but aside from exploiting low-wage labor, overthrowing governments, selling arms, and creating instability in various regions, what has it done for underdeveloped countries? Brought them “democracy”? Not necessarily. Before this, many people, including Chinese living abroad, revered the United States, but today, many are beginning to awaken. The main thrust of U.S. post-war diplomacy has been to promote democratic systems and suppress communist ideologies, but historical facts show that while conflicts have increased, neither democratic systems nor communism have significantly expanded. On the contrary, China has risen, and what it exports is infrastructure, environmental protection, peace, win-win economic cooperation, and the sharing of poverty alleviation experiences. Trump has forced China to reexamine its international status and mission. Whether this will succeed is still too early to say, but in terms of practical collaboration with developing countries, China undoubtedly surpasses the United States. If China can now genuinely develop new markets to share the risks of the U.S. market while simultaneously stimulating the economies of developing countries, it would be a win-win situation. Perhaps the final historical judgment will even be to thank Trump?

美國是世界的最大的消費國，但除了剝削低資勞工、顛覆政權、販賣軍光，製造各地局勢不穩定外，為落後國家做了什麼？帶來了「民主」？不見得。在此之前，不少人，包括身處各地之中國人，崇信美國，但今天也有不少人開始醒覺了。美國戰後的外交主軸是推廣民主制度，阻壓共產思想，但史實證明，戰亂是多了，卻不見民主制度或共產主義各有所擴張。相反，中國崛起了，輸出的，卻是基建、環保、和平和經濟共贏及分享脱貧經驗。特朗普逼使中國重新檢視自身之國際地位和使命，成功與否是言之過早，但對發展中國家之實際協作，卻無庸置疑比美國過之而無不及。今天若中國真的能開發新市場分擔美國市場之風險，又同時能激勵發展中國家的經濟的話，是一片雙贏局面。也許最後的歷史評價，還是要多謝特朗普？