1/22/2020

CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: [Maria Bartiromo: “What about this coronavirus?”] “Yes, we have one person right now, as you know, quarantined, and we got lucky, actually. But, we’re in great shape. We have — CDC did a fantastic job. Immediately got the person and we think we’re in good shape. And I think China’s in good shape too, […]

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1/3/2020

BUSINESS/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American manufacturing activity contracted last month more than it had in a decade, data released Friday [1-3-20] showed, a sign that economic damage from President Trump’s trade war could linger even after the United States and China sign an initial trade deal. An index published by the Institute for Supply Management […]

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12/31/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be signing our very large and comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China on January 15. The ceremony will take place at the White House. High level representatives of China will be present. At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks will begin on Phase […]

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12/14/2019

CHINA/CHUCK SCHUMER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chuck Schumer sat for years during the Obama Administration and watched as China ripped off the United States. He & the Do Nothing Democrats did NOTHING as this $ carnage took place. Now, without even seeing it, he snipes at our GREAT new deal with China. Too bad Cryin’ Chuck!” -Donald […]

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12/13/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have agreed to a very large Phase One Deal with China. They have agreed to many structural changes and massive purchases of Agricultural Product, Energy, and Manufactured Goods, plus much more. The 25% Tariffs will remain as is, with 7 1/2% put on much of the remainder….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]

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12/12/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [12-12-19] signed off on a trade deal with China that would delay a new round of tariffs that was to be put in place on Dec. 15, Bloomberg News reported. A source briefed on the trade talks told Reuters earlier on Thursday that the […]

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12/3/2019

CHINA/ELECTION/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump signaled on Tuesday [12-3-19] that he was in no rush to end a long trade war with China, suggesting that he could wait until after the 2020 presidential election to strike a deal and sending stock prices tumbling…Mr. Trump’s comments rattled European stock markets and sent the Dow Jones […]

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12/3/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After weeks of relative calm and record highs, stocks in the United States fell Tuesday [12-3-19] for the third straight day after President Trump’s comments on his China trade war rattled investors and revived some of the market volatility that has become a signature of the dispute between the world’s two […]

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12/3/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/NATO/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump left the global economy unsettled on Tuesday [12-3-19] when he threatened NATO allies and suggested that he could wait a year to reach a trade agreement with China, sending stock markets swooning. In comments to reporters sandwiched between meetings with fellow leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mr. […]

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12/2/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Markets are up as much as 21% since the announcement of Tariffs on 3/1/2018 – and the U.S. is taking in massive amounts of money (and giving some to our farmers, who have been targeted by China)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 2, 2019 6:11 am […]

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11/29/2019

CHINA/ELECTION/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump needs two big achievements to keep markets and the economy as glittering assets in his challenging 2020 reelection bid: passage of a new NAFTA and a trade deal with China. But Democrats are stringing him along on the first — the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement — and he’s engaged in […]

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11/27/2019

CHINA/HONG KONG/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law here congressional bills that back protesters in Hong Kong and threaten China with possible sanctions on human rights, prompting China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday [11-28-19] to warn of ‘firm counter measures’. Mass protests for more democracy and autonomy have rocked the former British colony […]

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11/27/2019

CHINA/HONG KONG/LEGISLATION/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [11-27-19] signed tough legislation that authorizes sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong, signaling support for pro-democracy activists and escalating tensions with Beijing as Mr. Trump tries to negotiate a trade deal with Chinese leaders. China’s Foreign Ministry was […]

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11/26/2019

CHINA/HUMAN RIGHTS/MIKE POMPEO/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday [11-26-19] stopped just short of endorsing legislation that would punish violent crackdowns against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, a plan that could imperil trade with both the Hong Kong government and China. In wide-ranging remarks at the State Department, Mr. Pompeo took care […]

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11/22/2019

CAMBODIA/CHINA/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen urging him to put the Southeast Asian nation back on a democratic path and seeking to improve ties with one of China’s closest regional allies. Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for more than 34 years, has been under increasing […]

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11/22/2019

BUSINESS/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Global stocks inched up on Friday [11-22-19], lifted by China’s renewed offer to work out a trade pact with Washington and despite signs that manufacturing in major eurozone economies was grinding to a halt. But gains were limited by uncertainty over how the 16-month-old U.S.-China trade war plays out and how […]

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11/20/2019

CHINA/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Wednesday [11-20-19] overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong, one day after a unanimous vote in the Senate drew condemnation from Beijing as an unwarranted interference in its domestic affairs. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. The White House had […]

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11/17/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our great Farmers will recieve another major round of ‘cash,’ compliments of China Tariffs, prior to Thanksgiving. The smaller farms and farmers will be big beneficiaries. In the meantime, and as you may have noticed, China is starting to buy big again. Japan deal DONE. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2019 […]

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11/12/2019

CHINA/ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “….Ukrainian energy company, and more millions taken from China, and now reports of other companies and countries also giving him big money, are certainly looking very corrupt (to put it mildly!) to me. Both Bidens should be forced to testify in this No Due Process Scam!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2019 […]

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11/11/2019

AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/ECONOMY/GERMANY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For three decades, China’s burgeoning demand for German cars, machines and engineering tools has been a steady engine of growth for Europe’s largest economy, gratefully championed by successive governments in Berlin. But the engine is starting to splutter. China’s economy is slowing, Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policies are hurting global […]

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11/11/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The Chinese say (about Trump’s Trade War & Tariffs), ‘he brought us to the table.’ This is the most prosperous economy the world has ever seen, and it’s going to be a very prosperous economy.’ Jamie Dimon on @60Minutes Thank you President Trump & the Republican Party!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]

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10/31/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-31-19] said the U.S.’ own central bank poses a bigger threat to the economy than China because it is keeping interest rates at levels that are higher than in other countries…The central bank on Wednesday [10-30-19] cut interest rates for the third time since July, but […]

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10/31/2019

CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….our manufacturers. We should have lower interest rates than Germany, Japan and all others. We are now, by far, the biggest and strongest Country, but the Fed puts us at a competitive disadvantage. China is not our problem, the Federal Reserve is! We will win anyway.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, […]

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10/31/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and the USA are working on selecting a new site for signing of Phase One of Trade Agreement, about 60% of total deal, after APEC in Chile was canceled do to unrelated circumstances. The new location will be announced soon. President Xi and President Trump will do signing!”  –Donald Trump, […]

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10/28/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [10-28-19] that negotiations for the so-called phase one of the United States’ trade deal with China were ‘ahead of schedule’…The comments come ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile on Nov. 16-17…On Friday, Treasury Secretary Steven […]

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10/18/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [10-18-19] said he thinks a trade deal between the United States and China will be signed by the time the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings take place in Chile on Nov. 16 and 17. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will provide Beijing’s perspective on the progress […]

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10/13/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My deal with China is that they will IMMEDIATELY start buying very large quantities of our Agricultural Product, not wait until the deal is signed over the next 3 or 4 weeks. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED! Likewise financial services and other deal aspects, start preparing….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2019 4:47 […]

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10/13/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I agreed not to increase Tariffs from 25% to 30% on October 15th. They will remain at 25%. The relationship with China is very good. We will finish out the large Phase One part of the deal, then head directly into Phase Two. The Phase One Deal can be finalized & signed […]

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10/12/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deal I just made with China is, by far, the greatest and biggest deal ever made for our Great Patriot Farmers in the history of our Country. In fact, there is a question as to whether or not this much product can be produced? Our farmers will figure it out. Thank […]

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10/11/2019

CHINA/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the great things about the China Deal is the fact that, for various reasons, we do not have to go through the very long and politically complex Congressional Approval Process. When the deal is fully negotiated, I sign it myself on behalf of our Country. Fast and Clean!” –Donald Trump, […]

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10/11/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Good things are happening at China Trade Talk Meeting. Warmer feelings than in recent past, more like the Old Days. I will be meeting with the Vice Premier today. All would like to see something significant happen!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2019 8:49 am […]

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10/11/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [10-11-19] outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspended a threatened tariff hike, but officials on both sides said much more work needed to be done before an accord could be agreed. The emerging deal, covering agriculture, […]

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10/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China made good progress in high-level trade talks on Thursday [10-10-19], President Donald Trump told reporters, despite expectations that the two sides remain far away from a comprehensive deal…The Chinese team led by Vice Premier Liu He is in Washington for the first since Trump escalated his […]

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10/9/2019

CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @ABCPolitics: President Trump criticizes Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich — both vocal critics of Trump — when asked about China putting pr…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2019 8:35 pm […]

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10/7/2019

CHINA/MILITARY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “I was elected on getting out of these ridiculous endless wars, where our great Military functions as a policing operation to the benefit of people who don’t even like the USA. The two most unhappy countries at this move are Russia & China, because they love seeing us bogged…..”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@60Minutes ‘forgot’ to report that we are helping the great farmers of the USA to the tune of 28 Billion Dollars, for the last two years, paid for out of Tariffs paid to the United States by China for targeting the farmer. They devalued their currency, therefore paying the cost!” –Donald Trump, […]

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10/6/2019

CHINA/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….And by the way, I would LOVE running against 1% Joe Biden – I just don’t think it’s going to happen. Sleepy Joe won’t get to the starting gate, & based on all of the money he & his family probably ‘extorted,’ Joe should hang it up. I wouldn’t want him […]

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10/6/2019

CHINA/CORRUPTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….and separately got 1.5 Billion Dollars from China despite no experience and for no apparent reason. There is NO WAY these can be legitimate transactions? As lawyers & others have stated, as President, I have an OBLIGATION to look into possible, or probable, CORRUPTION!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 6, 2019 9:58 am […]

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10/4/2019

CHINA/JOE BIDEN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump denied he would seek to tie a potential investigation into the Biden family to any trade deal with China, however he again pressed Beijing to investigate unfounded claims against his political rival. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House Friday [10-4-19], Trump reiterated […]

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10/4/2019

CHINA/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday [10-4-19] denounced Donald Trump for calling on China and Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden, saying the president’s request is ‘wrong and appalling.’ The Utah Republican’s statement marks the strongest condemnation of the president from any Republican senator. Most members of the GOP have […]

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10/4/2019

CHINA/INVESTIGATIONS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “President Donald Trump on Friday [10-4-19] defended his brazen call for foreign governments to interfere in the 2020 election by launching investigations into the Bidens, repeatedly claiming he is duty-bound to encourage the probes while insisting his motivations are apolitical…The president has been road-testing such justifications on social media since declaring […]

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10/3/2019

CHINA/IMPEACHMENT/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “President Donald Trump’s shocking request Thursday [10-3-19]  on the White House lawn that not only Ukraine, but also China, should investigate the Bidens, may have shown his open defiance of impeachment threats, but it also gave major air time to the innuendo the president and his allies have been trying to […]

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10/3/2019

CHINA/IMPEACHMENT/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump just tossed his most pressing economic issue into the morass of impeachment politics. Trump’s suggestion Thursday [10-3-19] that Beijing should investigate a political rival, moments after threatening America’s ‘tremendous power’ in the ongoing trade talks with China, exposes his long-running negotiations with the world’s No. 2 economy to […]

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10/1/2019

CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump congratulated the People’s Republic of China for its 70th anniversary Tuesday [10-1-19] morning. Senate Republicans were in no mood to celebrate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) compared China under President Xi Jinping to a ‘modern version of Maoist China’ and criticized the government for violence against […]

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9/30/2019

CHINA/JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media wants to stay as far away as possible from the Ukraine and China deals made by the Bidens. A Corrupt Media is so bad for our Country! In actuality, the Media may be even more Corrupt than the Bidens, which is hard to do!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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9/30/2019

CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘After many years, the United States is finally waking up to Beijing’s plans and ambitions to pass us as the dominant economic & military superpower in the 21st Century. What’s happening now is that the U.S. is finally responding (thank you President Trump). This is taking…..”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2019 […]

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9/30/2019

CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….place in TRADE, it’s taking shape in Military Competition.’ Johnathan Ward, author and China expert. We are winning, and we will win. They should not have broken the deal we had with them. Happy Birthday China!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2019 7:31 am […]

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9/30/2019

CHINA/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘China Trade Turmoil: China Urging a CALM AND RATIONAL Solution.’ @MariaBartiromo @FoxBusiness China is doing very poorly while the USA, under your favorite President’s leadership, continues to soar to new heights – and, despite the Do Nothing Democrats, we have just begun!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2019 6:48 am […]

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9/25/2019

CHINA/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “….taken out of Ukraine and China. Additionally, I demand transparency from Democrats that went to Ukraine and attempted to force the new President to do things that they wanted under the form of political threat.”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 25, 2019 3:17 pm […]

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9/22/2019

CHINA/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “‘The real story involves Hunter Biden going around the world and collecting large payments from foreign governments and foreign oligarchs.’ Peter Schweizer Laura Ingraham Hunter made a fortune in Ukraine and in China. He knew nothing about Energy, or anything else.”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 22, 2019 8:39 am […]

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9/20/2019

CHINA/INDIA/TRADE DEALS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Call it the art of the mini-deal. The Trump administration is on the cusp of announcing a new trade deal with India, potentially within the next week as President Trump prepares to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. It should be a proud moment for Mr. Trump, who […]

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9/16/2019

CHINA/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [9-16-19] that his administration had reached an initial trade agreement with Japan and would announce a deal in the coming weeks. The trade pact, while limited, is expected to increase access for American agricultural products like beef and chicken to the Japanese market. That would provide […]

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9/16/2019

CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Producer prices in China shrank most in 3 years due to China’s big devaluation of their currency, coupled with monetary stimulus. Federal Reserve not watching? Will Fed ever get into the game? Dollar strongest EVER! Really bad for exports. No Inflation…Highest Interest Rates…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 16, 2019 6:47 am […]

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9/12/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s top advisers are rushing to find an escape hatch for a series of tariff increases in the coming months, worried about the potential for further economic damage. Many of the president’s top economic officials are trying to resurrect the terms they previously were negotiating with China, a deal […]

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9/11/2019

CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the request of the Vice Premier of China, Liu He, and due to the fact that the People’s Republic of China will be celebrating their 70th Anniversary….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 6:17 pm […]

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9/11/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Wednesday [9-11-19] night that the United States would delay its next planned tariff increase on China by two weeks, as ‘a gesture of good will’ that may help to mend the seriously damaged ties between the world’s two biggest economies. The United States would delay a planned increase in […]

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9/11/2019

CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @MariaBartiromo: China is moving to develop a more level playing field: Sen. Perdue https://t.co/97UZWyhiJu @MorningsMaria @FoxBusiness” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 6:07 am […]

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9/11/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘China suspends Tariffs on some U.S. products. Being hit very hard, supply chains breaking up as many companies move, or look to move, to other countries. Much more expensive to China than originally thought.’ @CNBC @JoeSquawk” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 5:14 am […]

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9/6/2019

CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China just enacted a major stimulus plan. With all the Tariffs THEY are paying to the USA, Billions and Billions of Dollars, they need it! In the meantime, our Federal Reserve sits back and does NOTHING!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2019 10:05 pm […]

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9/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘China is eating the Tariffs.’ Billions pouring into USA. Targeted Patriot Farmers getting massive Dollars from the incoming Tariffs! Good Jobs Numbers, No Inflation(Fed). China having worst year in decades. Talks happening, good for all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2019 10:14 am […]

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9/4/2019

CHINA/ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHO: “1. Which country has the largest carbon emission reduction? AMERICA! 2. Who has dumped the most carbon into the air? CHINA! 3. 91% of the world’s population are exposed to air pollution above the World Health Organization’s suggested level. NONE ARE IN THE U.S.A.!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2019 4:08 pm […]

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9/4/2019

CHINA/EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Trump is doing to China is not lost on the rest of the world. Europe has had among the most protectionist policies forever. They’re sitting there and saying, gee, are we next? Maybe you are! We’ve got to change the rules. The U.S. can’t defend the world and pay for it….”  […]

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9/4/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The Chinese are very adept at not accepting anything. You’ve got to be very tough, and that’s what Trump is doing. It’s in China’s interest to correct, and I think we’ll end up with a solution that’s dramatically better than we have today. Frankly, I think the impact of what…” –Donald […]

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9/4/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The Chinese are very adept at not accepting anything. You’ve got to be very tough, and that’s what Trump is doing. It’s in China’s interest to correct, and I think we’ll end up with a solution that’s dramatically better than we have today. Frankly, I think the impact of what….” –Donald […]

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9/3/2019

CHINA/EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For all of the ‘geniuses’ out there, many who have been in other administrations and ‘taken to the cleaners’ by China, that want me to get together with the EU and others to go after China Trade practices remember, the EU & all treat us VERY unfairly on Trade also. Will […]

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9/3/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are doing very well in our negotiations with China. While I am sure they would love to be dealing with a new administration so they could continue their practice of ‘ripoff USA’ ($600 B/year),16 months PLUS is a long time to be hemorrhaging jobs and companies on a long-shot….” –Donald […]

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9/3/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….And then, think what happens to China when I win. Deal would get MUCH TOUGHER! In the meantime, China’s Supply Chain will crumble and businesses, jobs and money will be gone!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2019 8:12 am […]

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9/3/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American manufacturing sector contracted last month, a key measure showed on Tuesday [9-3-19], heightening fears that the trade war with China could bring on a recession. Manufacturing accounts for just 11 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, but it is often seen as an economic harbinger. Stocks fell on […]

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9/3/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Tuesday [9-2-19] that Chinese manufacturing would ‘crumble’ if the country did not agree to the United States’ trade terms, as newly released data showed his trade war was washing back to American shores and hurting the factories that the president has aimed to protect. Days after new […]

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9/2/2019

BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before the trade war threatened to upend everything, Lena Phoenix spent most of her hours puzzling over how to expand the thriving footwear business she and her husband had founded in their home in Colorado. Now, she is mostly consumed with finding a way around the tariffs that President Trump just […]

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9/1/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Peter Morici, Economist: Tariffs will not impact American consumers that much because the Chinese currency has gone down, which gives our importers a discount. Importers can find suppliers outside of China. Absolutely worth it, we don’t want to be servants to the Chinese! This…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2019 7:25 am […]

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8/31/2019

CHINA/DEMS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just watched Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, and many other Democrats, wanting to give up on our very successful Trade battle with China, which has had its worst Economic year in memory (and getting worse). We are taking in $Billions. Will be big for Farmers and ALL!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 […]

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8/30/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [8-30-19] appeared to accuse companies of falsely claiming that they’ve been hurt by his escalating trade war with China, instead saying they’re mismanaging their businesses…Trump’s comments come just days before the U.S. is set to impose new tariffs on China in two rounds, with the first […]

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8/30/2019

AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “General Motors, which was once the Giant of Detroit, is now one of the smallest auto manufacturers there. They moved major plants to China, BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE. This was done despite the saving help given them by the USA. Now they should start moving back to America again?” –Donald […]

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8/30/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s economic advisers do not see a recession on the horizon, but they worry that gloomy news reports and a drumbeat of recession warnings could turn fear of one into reality. In an interview on Thursday [8-29-19], the acting chairman of Mr. Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, Tomas Philipson, said […]

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8/29/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans have sat patiently with President Donald Trump on his tariff roller-coaster ride with China. Now they’re starting to feel queasy. Trump argues his escalating trade war will force China to the table for a deal. But his ever-rising tariffs — and his market-rattling tweets — are increasingly alarming the GOP…But […]

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8/28/2019

CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So interesting to read and see all of the free and interesting advice I am getting on China, from people who have tried to handle it before and failed miserably – In fact, they got taken to the cleaners. We are doing very well with China. This has never happened to them […]

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8/27/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peppered with complaints from farmers fed up with President Trump’s trade war, Sonny Perdue found his patience wearing thin. Mr. Perdue, the agriculture secretary and the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering in southern Minnesota this month, tried to break the ice with a joke. ‘What do you […]

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8/26/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump intermittently escalates and moderates his trade war with China, his conflicting signals reflect a reality that limits his actions: He can try to sever the deeply intertwined American commercial relationship with China, or he can prod economic growth to assuage the fears of investors around the planet. But […]

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8/26/2019

CHINA/FRANCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember when President Xi Jinping of China was the ‘enemy’? That was so Friday. As of Monday [8-26-19], according to President Trump, Mr. Xi was ‘a great leader’ and a ‘brilliant man.’ What about that edict by Mr. Trump, who ‘hereby ordered’ American companies to leave China? Three days later, he was […]

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8/26/2019

CHINA/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great respect for the fact that President Xi & his Representatives want ‘calm resolution.’ So impressed that they are willing to come out & state the facts so accurately. This is why he is a great leader & representing a great country. Talks are continuing! https://t.co/0sotrd1Mzh” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 26, […]

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8/23/2019

CHINA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For all of the Fake News Reporters that don’t have a clue as to what the law is relative to Presidential powers, China, etc., try looking at the Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. Case closed!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 10:58 pm […]

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8/23/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For many years China (and many other countries) has been taking advantage of the United States on Trade, Intellectual Property Theft, and much more. Our Country has been losing HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year to China, with no end in sight….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 4:00 pm […]

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