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Trump will only make China great

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Donald Trump has gained a nickname in China (“China’s staggering manufacturing muscle needs to be seen to be believed”). It is Chuan Jianguo, which means “Make China Great”.

Mr Trump is now getting a second go at progressing his declared aim of making America great again. The conga line of US presidents going back to Ronald Reagan has failed to stop China’s inexorable rise. Mr Trump, however, is the only president who has assisted China’s rise.

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