China says Trump's pick of hostile trade adviser is 'no laughing matter'
by Tom Phillips in Beijing from on (#269CW)
State media voices concern about the appointment of hawkish Peter Navarro to key trade post
Donald Trump's decision to hand a key spot in his administration to a scholar known for his "apocalyptic" attacks on China is further proof the American billionaire is spoiling for a fight with Beijing, a Chinese newspaper has claimed.
Peter Navarro, a prominent China hawk who has called Beijing "the planet's most efficient assassin" and a "totally totalitarian" state, was unveiled as chief of the White House's newly created national trade council on Wednesday.
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