Donald Trump Slams 'Unfair' Trade Ties with China, Calls for a 'Level Playing Field'

I think that we are going to have a very good relationship," Trump said, pointing out that the US has had a huge trade deficit with China, which he blamed on former President Biden's policies.

US President Donald #Trump, affirmed hope of having a "very good relationship" with #China under his administration, while also stressing the need to have a "level-playing field" regarding the trade situation. Virtually addressing the World Economic Forum (#WEF) in #Davos, Trump said, "He (Xi Jinping) called me. But I see it very good."

I think that we are going to have a very good relationship," Trump said, pointing out that the US has had a huge trade deficit with China, which he blamed on former President Biden's policies. "This is an unfair relationship," Trump said, adding that the US doesn't want to take any advantage but wants fairness. He also criticized the Biden administration for allowing the trade deficit to go "out of hand".

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It's just an unfair relationship. We must make it just fair. All we want is fairness. We only want a level playing field. We do not want to take undue advantage. We've been running on these massive deficits with China. Biden allowed this situation to become utterly out of hand… Just an unfair relationship.".

We have to make it just fair. We don't have to make it phenomenal, we have to make it a fair relationship. Right now, it's not a fair relationship," he said. Trump mentioned the fact that the US has run large deficits with many countries, especially in Asia, and noted that this balance needed to be redressed. "The deficit is massive as it is with other countries, a lot of Asian countries.".

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But we have deficits that are very big and we can't keep doing that. So, we are not going to keep doing that," he said. With all these problems of trade war, Trump voiced his personal good impression about the Chinese president; their relationship remains positive even with the Covid-19 breakout moment in Wuhan. "I like President Xi very much, I have always liked him.".

We always had a very good relationship," Trump said. "It was very strained with Covid coming out of Wuhan…But we always had a great relationship, we look forward to doing very well with China and getting along with China.".

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Hopefully, China can help us stop the war with, in particular, Russia-Ukraine. They have a great deal of power over that situation, he added.

The WEF summit that's ongoing at Davos, Switzerland, between January 20 to 24 is set for debating and formulating key issues at hand related to the globe and its transformation regarding economics and sustainable goals.

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Earlier, just days before his swearing-in, Trump held a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping and discussed a range of issues including trade, fentanyl, and TikTok. Stressing the expectation that the two global leaders will "solve many problems together," the then President-elect said they would do "everything possible" to make the world "more peaceful and safe".

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