"美国盟友纷纷寻求与中国加深经贸关系" has nothing to do with 习近平. He has made no effort on this at all. It is Trump's efforts that made this happen.
In the guise of a new national security strategy, Trump unscrupulously sabotages America, dismantling its strategic alliances on which America relies to triumph in the contests with Nazi, with Soviet Union, and currently with China, and sapping its prestige and leadership on the world stage, a potent asset and a major source of American prosperity since World War II.