Economist Peter Navarro's influence on the President has helped redraw the boundaries of global trade over the past month.
Navarro is known for his hostility towards China and claims that, in the face of overwhelming US tariffs of 145 per cent against the Asian superpower, the Chinese may turn their attentions towards the UK.
'If the Chinese vampire can't suck the American blood, it's going to suck the UK blood and the EU blood,' he told The Telegraph.
Navarro said the present moment was 'a very dangerous time for the world economies' in terms of their exposure to Chinese money.
He added: 'And let's face it, the UK has been an all too compliant servant of the Chinese Communist Party because of the string-laden gifts that China gives as a way of spreading its soft power.'
The decision by China's Jingye Steel to shutter the Scunthorpe steel works has reinforced fears about the Chinese government's power in the UK.
The UK government has now taken control of the Scunthorpe site and senior figures inside the Labour Party have urged the government to carry out a full review of Chinese investment in critical UK infrastructure and industry.