The dangerous possibilities came into stark relief this spring when it was widely reported that the Chinese government is providing $500 million in loans to prop up a construction project in Indonesia that includes Trump-branded hotels, condos, and a golf course. Just seventy-two hours later, seemingly out of the blue, Trump decided to ease penalties on ZTE, one of China’s largest telecommunications companies, for repeatedly violating U.S. sanctions against Iran and North Korea. The FBI has warned that ZTE’s products may allow China to spy on American consumers and the Pentagon has said they
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