Nations that avoided China in recent years are now sending their leaders to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The warning comes days after Mark Carney delivered a speech in Davos, where he opined on the changing face of global politics since Trump's election.

Trump was not the only factor behind the agreements, but his shaking up of the global order is worrying friends and foes and driving them closer. From a purely economic perspective, his import tariffs have sent countries seeking new markets to reduce their dependency on the American consumer.