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'I am the Chosen One': Trump defends China trade war

US President Donald Trump, pictured in Kentucky on August 21, 2019, said his predecessors had allowed the United States to be taken advantage of on trade and intellectual property. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump proclaimed himself "the Chosen One" Wednesday as he defended his trade war against China, indicating that it was his destiny to take on Beijing.

Trump -- who had earlier approvingly retweeted a description of himself as the King of Israel -- said his predecessors had allowed the United States to be taken advantage of on trade and intellectual property and it had befallen him to undo the damage.

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