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When @realDonaldTrump decides to go easy on China, you have to ask who he’s working for. It’s worth remembering he has a lot of business at stake with China.
Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump have been asking the Chinese government for trademarks, so they can make money in the Chinese market. nytimes.com/2017/06/01/bus…
The Bank of China owns the loan that financed a New York skyscraper the Trump Organization has a big stake in.
nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/…
The Chinese government likely pays @realDonaldTrump millions to rent offices in Trump Tower, according to Forbes. forbes.com/sites/danalexa…
A new Trump Organization project in Indonesia is waiting on a $500 million loan from the Chinese government. abcnews.go.com/Politics/democ…
Or is his foreign policy so feckless that he has to buy off China with American jobs in exchange for help with N. Korea? reuters.com/article/us-nor…
It’s time for Congress to do some real bipartisan oversight. We need to pin down any connection between these conflicts and Trump going soft on China.
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