Trump confronting China on trade risks corporate backlash

Beijing

IF US President-elect Donald Trump delivers on campaign pledges to get tough with China on trade, lining up against him likely will be another powerful adversary: American multinational corporations.

These companies have more than US$228 billion in China investments at stake in the event of a trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies. Their track record of pushing back against Washington on trade indicates they'll back their own interests - and thus China - if enmity erupts.