Trump risks battle with US business over China call

A presidential order for US firms to abandon China would unwind decades-old supply chains, reverse tens of billions of dollars of investments and wipe out a major growth opportunity

US president Donald Trump. Picture: Getty

US president Donald Trump risks picking a fight with the most powerful names in business, from Walt Disney to Apple, should he formally order American companies out of China as part ofhis trade war.

Trump and his aides argue he has the right to eject American firms from the world’s largest consumer market.In a tweet on Friday, the president told US companies “to immediately start looking for an alternative to China”.

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