Quite the exaggeration. Yes Trump is causing instability, but a massive amount of US cultural influence on the world stems from private enterprises operating fr

Quite the exaggeration. Yes Trump is causing instability, but a massive amount of US cultural influence on the world stems from private enterprises operating from within the US. Public sector chaos in the US isn't really having a significant effect on US private sector dynamism. Where Trump does impact US influence in the world and benefit China is through changing global attitudes on democracy. As US democracy allowed Trump to come to power - and thus caused the instability we're seeing - people are more likely to question the viability or value of democracy now than in an era in which the US government was operating more effectively. Chinese citizens are taking notice, and the Chinese Communist Party is obviously taking full advantage of the situation. The CCP can use the current debacle in the US and the relative (outward appearing) efficiency of a CCP dominated China as evidence for why democratic revolution in China would be unwise.