The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website May 14, 2018:
Schumer claims U.S. president’s help would ‘make China great again’
Members from both parties reacted skeptically Monday to President Donald Trump’s intention to help troubled Chinese telecommunications company ZTE, saying they were concerned he was reversing his pledge to get tough on Beijing.
Trump campaigned, in part, on altering the United States’ trading relationships with the rest of the world, taking a particularly hard line against China and its practices. In 2011, he went so far as to say “China is raping this country.” So a Sunday tweet by the president raised eyebrows when he announced an effort with Chinese President Xi Jinping to “give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast.” Continue reading “Lawmakers Concerned About Trump’s Pledge to Save China’s ZTE”