Trump Jnr tells investors he would avoid investing in China

US President Donald Trump’s eldest son warned against investing in China during an event for investors on Thursday in Zurich, even as his father’s administration has pushed forward on plans to improve commercial ties between the two countries.

“I wouldn’t,” Donald Trump Jnr said when asked at the invitation-only event if he would invest in China. “I don’t think we can pretend they’re an ally. That would be, I think, foolish.”

Trump Jnr, who shares the position of executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation with his brother Eric, has pursued a string of foreign investments and development deals since his father returned to office.

He told the Swiss audience he was concerned in particular by a Chinese legal system he believes is tilted against foreign entities.

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“I can’t name someone who is not Chinese, who has done business in China, who ever won a lawsuit,” Trump Jnr said.