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Mr. Inamori once lived in the factory during a workers’ strike — being denounced by unions as “a running dog for capitalism” — to finish a project that he felt was critical for the company’s survival.

The risk for Britain, Mr. Powell said, is that it is viewed in other European capitals as merely a “running dog for the Americans.”

China’s state-run Global Times described the United States as “losing its mind trying to rally its allies against China” and accused Australia of becoming a “running dog” of Washington.

On Twitter, China’s consul general in Rio de Janeiro recently posted a photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “boy” and “spendthrift!!!” and accusing him of turning Canada into a “running dog of the U.S.”

China has responded angrily to shows of unity by Washington's allies, with its diplomats dubbing Japan a "vassal" and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "running dog" of the United States.