By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-20 16:01:20 | Updated at 2025-01-20 19:03:34
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Donald Trump will be sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, a power transition that promises to dramatically change the way Washington engages on the world stage.
The incoming president has pledged a number of moves that will have major implications for allies and adversaries, including a mass deportation plan, a reversal of outgoing US President Joe Biden’s clean-energy policy, a halt on a law banning TikTok and tariffs against major trade partners including China, Mexico and Canada.
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Reporting by Robert Delaney, Mark Magnier, Khushboo Razdan, Laura Zhou, Igor Patrick, Bochen Han, Kawala Xie, Ralph Jennings and Finbarr Bermingham.
