China hates the new president of Taiwan — but its 'real nightmare scenario' is a Trump-Taiwan combo: analyst

• Trump winning the 2024 election could create a "real nightmare scenario" for China, an analyst said.
• That's because he and Taiwan's president-elect William Lai could make diplomacy tough, Rorry Daniels said.
• China will view Trump and Lai as "unpredictable to Beijing's use of power in the world," she added.

Former President Donald Trump winning the White House in 2024 would create a "nightmare" for China, especially with president-elect William Lai Ching-te at Taiwan's helm, an analyst on China said.

Lai, who won Taiwan's presidential elections on Saturday under the Democratic Progressive Party, has pledged to continue Taipei's posture of resistance toward Beijing. However, he said he would work to uphold the cross-strait status quo.