https://www.scmp.com/rss/322744/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Now that Donald Trump has become the Republican nominee for the US presidential race, China will have to sit up and take notice of the rhetoric being bandied about by the brash billionaire in his campaign speeches. China is Trump’s favourite whipping boy (even more than Mexico). In recent months, he has amped up his tirade against China, from “China is ripping us off” to “China is raping us”. So far, the reaction from Beijing has been sanguine, with the belief that his trade threats against... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1968030/why-china-must-take-donald-trump-seriously?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1968030/why-china-must-take-donald-trump-seriously?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:34:04 +0000