China, in his words · Before politics · № 16

On China

Wrote 'China is our enemy' after reports that it hacked U.S. weapon designs

“Military has announced that China has successfully hacked our advanced weapon designs. China is our enemy.Should we offset this on our debt?”
Said
, Post on Twitter (@realDonaldTrump)
Subject
weapons design hacking
Threat
Military threat
Topic
Veterans & military
Era
Before politics

What the record showed

On Feb. 10, 2020, during Trump's first term, the Justice Department announced the indictment of four members of China's People's Liberation Army for hacking Equifax and stealing the personal information of approximately 145 million Americans. In his second term, Trump allowed limited sales of Nvidia's H200 artificial-intelligence chips to China while broader restrictions remained in place, CNBC reported in September 2026.

Sources

  1. Tweet by @realDonaldTrump, May 29, 2013 Twitter, May 29, 2013
  2. Chinese Military Personnel Charged with Computer Fraud, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud for Hacking into Credit Reporting Agency Equifax U.S. Department of Justice (archived), Feb 10, 2020
  3. Trump faces Xi as strains with allies complicate U.S. pressure on China CNBC, Sep 23, 2026