By flying to the rescue of the Chinese phone manufacturer, when it breaks the agreement on Iran, Donald Trump undermines the consistency of its policy and the legitimacy of its administration, says Philippe Escande, economic editorialist at "World" .

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Chronicle: "Too many Chinese jobs lost! We thought we knew everything about the versatility of the United States President, but it rose to new heights.

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Twittomane Trump dropped on Sunday, May 13, on his favorite network he was discussing with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the best way to save the phone manufacturer ZTE, threatened with death by US sanctions. The US Justice Department has banned this group from buying the US chips that equip its smartphones.

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Thus, the host of the White House, who has been fighting against Chinese commerce since his arrival, accused of having killed the American industry, is becoming an ardent defender of a company accused by his services of having traded with the Iran, lied to US justice and threatened the country's internal security.

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We hit, we evaluate the damage, we negotiate ...

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Obviously, facing Beijing, he can always argue that this punishment is not his fault. It is even his nemesis, Barack Obama, who is at the origin of this affair.

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It was under the latter's mandate that the investigation into illegal sales of Chinese equipment, equipped with American components, to Iran and North Korea was launched. In 2017, this procedure resulted in the conviction of ZTE, which pleaded guilty, to pay a $ 1.2 billion fine. A year later, the US Department of Commerce found that not only were the terms of this agreement not respected, but that those responsible for these frauds had received comfortable bonuses. Hence the new sanctions.

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Trumpian thought follows unpredictable mysteries in which social relations seem to be reduced to discussions of carpet traders, conducted in a boxing ring. We hit, we evaluate the damage, we negotiate ...

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As a result of its unilateral decisions to impose customs taxes ...

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Source:lemonde.fr