Chinese women are also in a rush to have plastic surgeries so that they could look like Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka. (Photo : Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump may have riled up China for his constant tirades on the world's second-largest economy, but his daughter Ivanka is winning more Chinese hearts than minds as she emerges as the nation's latest trend.
With The Donald himself acknowledging Ivanka as a "great, great beauty," the blonde beauty has seen her stakes rise in probably one of the most unlikely places, with no less than Steve Bannon, chief strategist of the Trump White House, predicting that the U.S. and China would go to war in five to 10 years.
Ivanka Trump's rise to fame in China makes her the most popular U.S. first daughter in China, with Chinese businesses lining up to have their products registered under her name to benefit from her popularity in the Communist nation. Her daughter, five-year-old Arabella, famously sang "Happy New Year" in Chinese.
Apart from Chinese businesses, Chinese women are also in a rush to have plastic surgeries so that they could look like Ivanka, a former model like her mother, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. The popularity of Trump's daughter among the Chinese ironically treads on the U.S. leader's issue on trademarks in China.
Chinese law allows businesses to register their products under celebrity names; around 65 applications for Ivanka-named products are currently being reviewed. Products range from cosmetics and supplements to even sanitary products, Daily Star reported.
Donald, for his part, has long battled the Chinese legal system over the use of his celebrity status for product names in China. He had his 38 trademarks in the country under the Trump brand approved after tussling them out in Chinese courts for 10 years.
Melania also issued warnings over attempts by businesses in her home country Slovenia to ride on her popularity. The First Lady's growing popularity in her hometown prompted her lawyer to stop businesses there from using her name for their products, citing trademark concerns.
