Key facts
- Zhao Minghao said a Democratic-controlled US Congress would increase pressure on Beijing over Taiwan, AI and export controls.
- Zhao called the midterm results so far a blue tsunami and a big win for the Democrats.
- Zhao said the results would turn US President Donald Trump into a lame duck.
- Zhao said Washington's overall strategy toward Beijing would be unchanged even with a Democratic Congress.
A Chinese analyst said a Democratic-controlled US Congress would increase pressure on Beijing over Taiwan, artificial intelligence and export controls, according to a report published November 4, 2026. Zhao Minghao, a professor at Fudan University's Institute of International Studies, said the shift would come even if Washington's overall strategy toward Beijing stayed the same.
Zhao described the midterm results reported so far as a blue tsunami and a big win for the Democrats. He said the outcome would turn US President Donald Trump into a lame duck.
The account rests on a single report and Zhao's assessment. The report did not give a date for the midterm vote or say which chamber results had been called.