‘Old Friends’ in Elite American Circles Help China Influence WashingtonLikeSaveCommentDonateSubscribe‘Old Friends’ in Elite American Circles Help China Influence WashingtonChina InsiderDec-08-2020In a seminar livestreamed on TV from Shanghai, Chinese scholar Di Dongsheng bragged about how Beijing could easily “settle issues” with the United States however it wished before Donald Trump became president.