Voice of America: China Fears Trump's Choice for Trade Post May Cause Serious Friction
BEIJING — President-elect Donald Trump's selection of China critic Peter Navarro as the head of a new White House position focusing on trade is being seen by many in China as confirmation that the Republican leader is determined to implement his election promises to impose trade restrictions on Chinese goods.
Navarro is a business professor at the University of California-Irvine who has been a fierce critic of China's trade and economic policies through books such as "Death by China: Confronting the Dragon — A Global Call to Action," which was also made into a documentary film.
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WNU Editor: The appointment of Peter Navarro to head the White House's National Trade Council is raising alarm bells in Beijing .... Trump's newest advisor Navarro makes all the tough talk about China look serious. What's my take .... these worries are justifiable. In turn .... China is signaling that they want to cooperate with President-Elect Trump .... China Says It Will Cooperate With Trump but Warns on Taiwan (NYT) .... but expect this upcoming visit to strain these relations .... Taiwan's president to visit US despite objections from China (The Guardian).
Update: US-China trade dispute – 'Stakes higher for Beijing' (DW).
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