Global Head of Research, Smartkarma

Mark Artherton

Global Head of Research

LR Research

Macroeconomics

<div class="content-highlight"><p>Continuing our short updates on The Donald's progress in relations with Emerging Markets.  This week Mr Trump gets his wires crossed.</p></div><p>Rather like the dog in the 'Telephone' episode of Trumpton - Has Mr Trump been busy getting everyone's lines crossed?</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/017/306/original/Trump%20phone.jpg?1480959669" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="17306"></figure><div class="content-caption">Lines crossed?</div><p>Has Donald Trump made a fatal diplomatic error by speaking with the Taiwanese president?   Did he double down on that 'error' with his tweets (below)?  In fact, does China hold the whip hand in Chinese/US relations or does the US?  The…</p>

Continuing our short updates on The Donald's progress in relations with Emerging Markets.  This week Mr Trump gets his wires crossed.Rather like the dog in the 'Telephone' episode of Trumpton - Has Mr Trump been busy getting everyone's lines crossed?Lines crossed?Has Donald Trump made a fatal diplomatic error by speaking with the Taiwanese president?   Did he double down on that 'error' with his tweets (below)?  In fact, does China hold the whip hand in Chinese/US relations or does the US?  The…

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