中國對川普商標申請的處理引發倫理擔憂

China has given preliminary approval to a raft of trademark requests from President Donald Trump's business empire, renewing concerns of ethics watchdogs that the president's private dealings conflict with his role as leader of a world superpower, and therefore violate the U.S. Constitution.

Trump attorneys filed the 38 trademark applications last April, while Mr. Trump was still a contender for the Republican presidential nomination. China's Trademark Office signaled its tentative approval over the past two weeks.

If there is no objection, the trademarks will be officially registered in 90 days. They cover a wide variety of Trump interests, including everything from hotels, restaurants, golf clubs, bars, real estate and finance, to escort and concierge services.

The Trump Organization also received a single trademark approval in February for Trump-branded construction services. That approval came after a 10-year legal battle.

A group of presidential ethics experts say China's favorable consideration of Trump requests buttresses their argument that foreign governments seeking to curry favor with the president would be inclined to show preferential treatment to the president's business interests.

Representatives of the Trump Organization, however, say securing trademarks is a natural part of doing business in countries around the globe in keeping with international law.中國已經初步批准了美國總統川普的商業帝國的一系列商標請求，再度引起美國倫理監督組織的關注，認爲總統私人交易與他作爲世界超級大國領導人角色相沖突，並因此違反美國憲法。

川普的律師去年4月向中國提交了38件商標申請，當時川普仍是共和黨總統候選人的競爭者之一。中國商標局在過去兩個星期初步批准了商標申請。

如果沒有人反對，商標將在90天內正式註冊。這些商標涵蓋了川普的各種商業利益，包括酒店、餐館、高爾夫俱樂部、酒吧、房地產和金融，以及護送和禮賓服務。

川普集團今年2月份得到了用於建築施工服務的川普品牌的商標批准。這一商標申請得到批准前經歷了10年的法律官司。

一些研究總統倫理問題的專家說，中國對川普利益有利的考量佐證了他們的觀點，那就是，試圖向總統尋求好處的外國政府會傾向於對總統的商業利益給予優惠待遇。

不過川普集團代表說，保護商標權益是在全球各國根據國際法開展業務的自然組成部分。