China, in his words · 2016 campaign · № 38

On China

Tweeted that China takes 'massive amounts of money & wealth' but 'won't help with North Korea'

“China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea. Nice!”

Said

January 2, 2017, Post on Twitter (@realDonaldTrump)

Subject

trade and North Korea

Threat

Economic and military

Topic

Foreign policy

Era

2016 campaign

What the record showed

On April 16, 2017 he tweeted, 'Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean problem?' On June 20, 2017 he tweeted that China's efforts on North Korea had 'not worked out,' adding, 'At least I know China tried!' The U.S. goods trade deficit with China rose from $346.8 billion in 2016 to $375.2 billion in 2017 and $418.2 billion in 2018, according to the Census Bureau.

Sources

1. Tweet: 'China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S.' Twitter (@realDonaldTrump), Jan 2, 2017
2. Tweets of January 2, 2017 The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), Jan 2, 2017
3. Tweets of April 16, 2017 The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), Apr 16, 2017
4. Tweets of June 20, 2017 The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), Jun 20, 2017
5. Trade in Goods with China U.S. Census Bureau, Sep 28, 2026