'Unpresidented' tweets get under the skin of the Chinese

DURING the American presidential campaign, Donald Trump did not disguise his admiration for the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and now, as president-elect, Mr Trump has nominated ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson, a recipient of Russia's Order of Friendship, as Secretary of State. This suggests that US relations with Russia will improve after the inauguration of the man whom Moscow helped put in the White House.

Meanwhile, President-elect Trump seems to have gone out of his way to be provocative where China is concerned. He spoke on the phone with Taiwan's leade…