US President-elect Donald Trump appoint economist Peter Navarro as the head of a new national trade body.

   US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed economist Peter Navarro, an outspoken critic of China, as the head of a new national trade body.

   According to reports, Navarro will lead the new White House National Trade Council and serve as director of trade and industrial policy.
   It would be recalled that he was an adviser to Trump during the election campaign.
   The presidential transition team said the appointment of  Navarro "demonstrates the president-elect's determination to make American manufacturing great again".