Trump defends intervention to help China telecom company ZTE

"This is part of a very complex relationship between the United States and China that involves economic issues, national security issues, and the like," 

And the like personal whims of an ignorant and egotistical POTUS.

flouting U.S. sanctions on trade with Iran

That's not a big deal to conservatives. Fiorina ran as a candidate for the GOP after violating the sanctions for years, Reagan armed Iran.

Here is the bribe. China just agreed to pump 500 million into a trump project in Indonesia.

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2145808/trump-indonesia-project-latest-stop-chinas-belt-and-road