A shopping mall in China has erected a giant dog statue that resembles President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE to usher in the Lunar New Year.

A massive Trump-like dog, featuring golden hair and eyebrows and an index finger pointing to the sky, was placed outside a mall a few days ago in Taiyuan.

Welcome the #TrumpDog: A giant dog figure sporting Trump's hairdo and gesture is seen outside a shopping mall in downtown Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, heralding the upcoming Year of the Dog. US President Trump was born in 1946 in the Year of the Dog. pic.twitter.com/SwbIZrKrmN — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) December 26, 2017

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The dog corresponds with 2018 being the year of the dog in the Chinese zodiac. Trump, 71, was born in the year of the dog, which occurs every 12 years.

A giant rooster statue styled to look like Trump was placed outside the mall at the end of 2016 to ring in the year of the rooster.

Trump spent much of his presidential campaign blasting China for taking advantage of America on trade, saying “we can’t continue to allow China to rape our country.”

He broke with that rhetoric during his visit to China in November, saying he blamed past administrations for “unfair” trade practices.

“After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for benefit of their citizens? I give China great credit,” he said during an event in Beijing.

Trump took a stronger stance toward China in his recently unveiled national security strategy.