US President Trump says talk often with Xi and have a very good chemistry
- We are trying very hard to make trade fair and reciprocal, has not been fair to us
- US trade deficit with China is shockingly high and we have to look at access and theft of intellectual property worth $300 bln a year
- "I dont blame China" for trade deficit
- "We have to fix this" because it doesn't work for US business and workers and "it is just not sustainable"
- In order to achieve prosperity we must all address security in the fact of threats throughout Indo-Pacific region
- Chief among threats is North Korea and that China can fix this problem quickly and easily
- Calling on Xi to address N. Kkorea problem
- Want China to cut off financial links with North Korea
- Want Russia to help on North Korea
Headlines via Reuters
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On the 'I don't blame China' ... more:
- "I don't blame China. Who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for benefit of their citizens? I give China great credit."
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