Trump should get his facts right on China

London

DONALD Trump has been making headlines with his claims that China has been unfairly manipulating the renminbi. The US president-elect says Beijing has been winning an advantage in a battle of exports and imports, which he alleges stands in the way of his plan to "make America great again".

Larger-than-life figures like Mr Trump are an important part of the international landscape. There are several similar personalities in Asia with whom the president-elect should develop a degree of fellow feeling.