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Trump has 1.3 billion reasons not to pick a fight with China
His rhetorical blasts may fan Chinese patriotism and create a backlash that will make doing deals even harder
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Thu, Jan 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked China on everything from trade to Taiwan to pressure his counterpart Xi Jinping to cede ground. In doing so, he risks a backlash that could make doing deals even harder.
China has a population of 1.3 billion, and its dominant state-run media seeks to burnish the image of the Communist Party. In that environment, Mr Trump's hectoring could stoke nationalism in a year where China's leaders are already working hard to instill public pride and stress unity.
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