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kentuck

(111,098 posts) Fri Feb 17, 2017, 07:53 AM Feb 2017

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Trump gets huge business deal with China

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-awards-donald-trump-trademark-honour-one-china-policy-taiwan-a7583431.html

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China has awarded Donald Trump a 10-year trademark for construction services in his own name, a decade after the businessman began his attempts to have the measure approved.

It is thought to be the first trademark awarded to Mr Trump’s real-estate business since he was elected.

It comes days after the US President said he would stick to the country’s “One China” policy, ending weeks of speculation he could break four decades of foreign policy by addressing Taiwan directly rather than as part of “One China”.

Mr Trump previously stirred up diplomatic concerns after he arranged a phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen shortly after the 2016 election.

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Trump gets huge business deal with China (Original Post) kentuck Feb 2017 OP

K&R. Appalling. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #1

That was his plan all along... kentuck Feb 2017 #2

Didn't he have a deal cooking in Taiwan too? Did he get both? n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #4

Curiously he never mentions China C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #3

So much for Taiwan njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #5

They mention it in the Buzzfeed Dossier..keeping your eyes on russia, where jmg257 Feb 2017 #6

The TPP too... Blanks Feb 2017 #7

And now China can operate aggressively unimpeded. Oneironaut Feb 2017 #8

rzemanfl

(29,565 posts)

1. K&R. Appalling. n/t

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:15 AM

Feb 2017

kentuck

(111,098 posts)

2. That was his plan all along...

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:17 AM

Feb 2017

when he was calling the President of Taiwan, it was part of his plan to negotiate a deal with China. Quid pro quo.

rzemanfl

(29,565 posts)

4. Didn't he have a deal cooking in Taiwan too? Did he get both? n/t

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:18 AM

Feb 2017

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

3. Curiously he never mentions China

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:17 AM

Feb 2017

...while creating huge distracting far-away kerfuffles.
Same technique pickpockets use.

njhoneybadger

(3,910 posts)

5. So much for Taiwan

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:20 AM

Feb 2017

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

6. They mention it in the Buzzfeed Dossier..keeping your eyes on russia, where

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:25 AM

Feb 2017

He has avoided real estate & business offers, while his interests in China go unnoticed.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

7. The TPP too...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:56 AM

Feb 2017

A lot of people around here don't like the TPP, but the US walking away from it is good news to China.

Oneironaut

(5,500 posts)

8. And now China can operate aggressively unimpeded.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 08:59 AM

Feb 2017

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