Donald Trump made the comments while speaking to reporters in the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Topic | China military

Lee Jeong-ho

Published: 7:07pm, 4 May, 2019

Updated: 11:27pm, 4 May, 2019

Donald Trump made the comments while speaking to reporters in the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Lee Jeong-ho

Lee Jeong-ho reports on China's diplomacy for the Post. He also covers East Asian security and defence stories. Before joining the Post he was with the South Korean Air Force and News1 Korea. He has a bachelor's degree in media and communications and Chinese studies from Sydney University and a master's of international studies in Chinese area studies from Seoul National University.