Trump has ‘silent’ support of world leaders to strike ‘hard bargain’ with China: Ex-NATO ambassador

11/30/2018

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Michelle Fox | CNBC

As President Donald Trump heads to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he’ll have the support of many other world leaders, former ambassador Nicholas Burns told CNBC on Thursday. Trump’s tough trade tactics have ruffled feathers around the globe, but Burns said this case is different. “He has the silent support, not so much public, of a lot of governments around the world who are also victims of Chinese trade practices,” Burns said on “Closing Bell.” Read more here