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China awards Donald Trump valuable trademark days after he agrees to honour 'One China' policy
I am sure the timing is just a coincidence.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-awards-donald-trump-trademark-honour-one-china-policy-taiwan-a7583431.html
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”.
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The U-turn over Mr Trump's trademark shortly after his election has raised questions about the extent to which his political status may be helping his family business.
