中国对川普商标申请的处理引发伦理担忧

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.

中国已经初步批准了美国总统川普的商业帝国的一系列商标请求，再度引起美国伦理监督组织的关注，认为总统私人交易与他作为世界超级大国领导人角色相冲突，并因此违反美国宪法。

川普的律师去年4月向中国提交了38件商标申请，当时川普仍是共和党总统候选人的竞争者之一。中国商标局在过去两个星期初步批准了商标申请。

如果没有人反对，商标将在90天内正式注册。这些商标涵盖了川普的各种商业利益，包括酒店、餐馆、高尔夫俱乐部、酒吧、房地产和金融，以及护送和礼宾服务。

川普集团今年2月份得到了用于建筑施工服务的川普品牌的商标批准。这一商标申请得到批准前经历了10年的法律官司。

一些研究总统伦理问题的专家说，中国对川普利益有利的考量佐证了他们的观点，那就是，试图向总统寻求好处的外国政府会倾向于对总统的商业利益给予优惠待遇。

不过川普集团代表说，保护商标权益是在全球各国根据国际法开展业务的自然组成部分。