Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:53:42 +0000 By NATION REPORTER CHINA has in a short time become the world’s second largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) at par with that of the United States and it is wrong for US President Donald Trump to alienate the Asian giant politically and economically, Alexander Chikwanda has warned. Mr Chikwanda, the former Finance Minister, said China, with its huge population and ever rising purchasing power, was an attractive market for every country in the world, including the United States. In his write-up captioned: ‘‘The Trump script anchored on over-simplifications’, Mr Chikwanda said there were several critical facets for the US to improve its relations with China. He explained that one of the facets the US should consider was that China held nearly US$2 trillion in the United States government securities. Mr Chikwanda said China had received more than its share of bashing by President Trump such […]
