Why Donald Trump would make China great again

Oh, the irony

A Donald Trump presidency could mean great things for China.
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Donald Trump famously promises to make America great again. But the one country poised to regain its global influence and economic might under a President Trump isn't the U.S. It's China.

Trump, as you probably know, is obsessed with the Asian power. He blasts the country's trade policies — the "greatest theft in the history of the world" — lurches between saying China is "killing" and "raping" the U.S., and promises its "days of currency manipulation and cheating are over" if he's elected president.

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Benjamin Shull

Benjamin Shull is an assistant books editor with The Wall Street Journal and a contributor to The Week. Follow him on Twitter.