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Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 10 times
…Indo-Pacific region. It's an amazing country actually—1.5 billion people. China has 1.4 billion. Those are two big countries. As Ambassador, Sergio…
…biggest number ever is a tiny fraction of that—for any country, China , the United States—the biggest number ever. If you look at the…
…the United States. It's unheard of. We have AI factories. We're leading China by a lot. We have cars and, you know, car plants coming…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with Central Asian Countries 4 times
…had a great relationship and a great meeting with President Xi of China . And we went—also, as you know, our new and fantastic Prime…
…we had a tremendous meeting, as you know, with President Xi in China . And my doctrine would be denuclearization, because we have enough nuclear. We're…
…building auto plants. We're building AI plants. We're leading in AI over China and everybody else. When all of these plants start opening, we're going…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 6 times
…say that there's never been anything like this ever in—whether it's China or Europe or—you could take all of Europe; there's never been…
…COVID, we made almost no medicine here. We had to go to China , we had to go to Ireland, we had to go to other…
…discuss a round two. This is so important. If you look at China —and I covered this yesterday—but if you look at China, by…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 6 times
…the fairest trade deals anywhere in the world. You know, we're leading China , we're leading everybody by a lot in AI. And this was my…
…of the world, and the undisputed leader in artificial intelligence. We're leading China by a lot. And don't forget, if we don't do the crypto…
…horrible situation, if it ever has to be used. Russia is second. China is a distant third, but they'll catch us within 4 or 5…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…They were great to us in terms of the foreign visits with China , Japan, South Korea, Malaysia. And they were actually terrific. So I want…
…your normal ways soon. But we did a great job over in China . And we've done a great job in turning off wars. We stopped…
…I couldn't have done it. I put a 100-percent tariff on China . As soon as I heard it—within 20 minutes, I put a…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with President of South Korea 2 times
…will work out very well. Tomorrow I meet with President Xi of China , and I look forward to that. And we've been talking a lot…
…going to have something that's going to be very, very satisfactory to China and to us. I think we're going to have a—I think…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 1 time
…problems and imbalances. You know—probably you know that President Xi of China is coming tomorrow here, and we're going to be, I hope, making…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 4 times
…no, he's kidding." I'd say, "I'm not kidding." That's why we're leading China . We're leading everybody in this race. So we're with you all the…
…as—I think, much faster than maybe any other country, other than China , because in China you have a good system. Also, you have a…
…we started hearing about people dying in different places of the world—China and other places. And we have a COVID. We have a pandemic…
Oct 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the following day, we—as you know, we meet President Xi of China . And that should be—are you going to be there? Oh, good…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 3 times
…leaving tomorrow for some very big meetings, including with the president of China , where I think we're going to come out very well and everyone…
…dollars that they're paying. We're actually—on November 1, the tariff on China goes to 157 percent, which is record-setting territory. And we don't…
…trillion of investment. The alltime record is $3 trillion. I think it's China . We're going to have $20-or $21 trillion—we've never had anything…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 4 times
…the papers because I'm the one—right now, as of November 1, China will have about 155-percent tariff put on it. And I don't…
…sustainable for them. So I want to be nice to China, but China has been very rough with us over the years, because we had…
…Some were good politicians. Some weren't even good politicians. But they allowed China to take advantage of us, and every other country to take advantage…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 8 times
…a slog. We've got a slog. But remember this, other nations, including China , Japan, European nations, they used tariffs against us for many years. That's…
…doing good, and I took in hundreds of billions of dollars from China . I put the full tariffs on China. Biden left the tariffs because…
…make a good—I want him to make a good deal for China , but it's got to be fair. For years, they were making $5…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 2 times
…I like it. For me, it's like—I love it. In between China , Russia, and everything else that we deal with, it's going to be…
…they've wanted to have it. And when they have the head of China , the head of any country, we have many—many of the countries…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a place called Egypt, the oldest civilization. They say 6,000 years. China is 5,000 years, but you're out—you're actually number one, 6…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 2 times
…Yes, please. Okay. Well, it's not a hundred percent. You're talking about China might be a hundred percent? I would never have been able to…
…parts. You remember that from last time. We were just surprised that China —I have a very good relationship with President Xi, and they did…
Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…of a sudden, if those countries are hostile—and, by the way, China hasn't been. We've made deals with China. You know, they approved the…
…the U.S. And they're leaving Mexico. And by the way, they're leaving China . They're leaving all over the world to come into the U.S. Nobody's…
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 1 time
…when he spotted 30 enemy ships at port off the coast of China . You know that, a very famous story. Commander Fluckey ordered his men…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…amazing. And we have more AI. We're leading in AI. We're leading China by a lot. We're leading everybody by a lot. They're creating their…
…moving in from Mexico. They're coming in from all over the world. China is coming. They're all coming. And that way, they avoid paying tariffs…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…detect it. There's no way—we're 25 years ahead of Russia and China in submarines. Russia is actually second in submarines. China is third. But…
…dominated. We really dominate in that sphere now. We were way behind China and Russia, and now we dominate. Space Force turned out to be…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…because to get it done properly, we really needed the support of China and the approval of China. Yes, ma'am. I always like MAGA-related…
…going to get a lot of money in taxes. And you know, China wanted to see this go. This is a great legacy for China…
…announcing different things, but the U.S. comes out great. And I think China comes out great, because they're going to have a very important legacy…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 8 times
…is: How many more lives will be needlessly lost on both sides? China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing…
…them out without massive subsidies. And most of them are built in China , and I give China a lot of credit. They build them, but…
…by a global increase of 54 percent, much of it coming from China and other countries that are thriving around China, which now produces more…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…as you know, and the investors are getting ready. And I think China wanted to see it stay open too. They wanted to see it…
…badly. And so, we were able to work out a deal with China . And it's a very good deal for us. It's a very—I…
…Save TikTok." So many people. It's a big thing. And you know, China can be very proud that they were able to get that started…
Sep 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…maintain that fight. We're right now—and I want to say leading China and the world by a lot in AI—a lot, and we're…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 3 times
…Jamieson Greer and others. And it was a very big meeting with China . And you know, they're treating us with respect. We treat them with…
…group, it's important. And it can maybe even bring us closer to China . We had a very good meeting with China. I was surprised. I…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…couldn't hook into the grid. We wouldn't have AI. We're substantially leading China . China knows it. We're substantially. And most of those people were here…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…going to keep Bagram, because Bagram is 1 hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. We were going to have that all to…
…dollars of drugs are pouring out of Venezuela and other countries. Look, China —what they're doing with fentanyl is a terrible thing. It comes through…
…it's very exciting. We're going to end up with more electricity than China . And it's going to be built at no cost to us. And…
Sep 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…electric capacity and getting it for you, getting your permits. We're leading China by a lot—by a really—by a great amount. And I…
…our country to a new level. We're leading the world. We're leading China , but we're leading the world by a lot, and we're leading it…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…You know, we were losing the race in space very badly to China and to Russia, and now we're far and away number one in…
…they were dying by the thousands and millions. But we did with China , and China paid us billions and billions of dollars. And I started…
…factories under construction or being designed right now. And they're coming from China . They're coming from Mexico, I must tell you. And they're coming from…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…myself. I spent hours down there looking. That's in between Russia, Ukraine, China — —all the other stuff. We do it. I want to thank Doug…
…came along, nobody got it. We were abused by other countries. We're— China —I mean, take a look—that's what they—what they did is…
…take place. You know, we did it in my first term with China . We took in hundreds of billions of dollars of tariffs, but when…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…Space Force. It's amazing what it's doing. We're leading in space now. China was killing us. Russia was beating us. China was killing us. We're…
…them that way anymore. You can't. But we left it, and now China is occupying that air base. This was the most incompetent administration in…
…good—a good favor, I think, with the fish, the carp—the China carp. Did you ever hear of it? China carp. And it's taken…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…lot of stuff that's old. We wouldn't be able to compete with China AI, and now we're totally leading the AI race and—the artificial…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…what we're doing in terms of economics, we're blowing everyone away, including China . We're doing better than any other country in the world right now…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…back and brought it back in a very large way. You know, China is right now building 58 coal-fired plants—58 big ones. And…
…on India. On oil, they're the second largest. They're very close to China in terms of the purchase of oil from Russia. But—so I…
…it probably with a couple of others. One of them could be China , yes. Yes, we're pretty much getting close to it right now, but…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…you know, when they have big events—you entertain the President of China or the President of any place and you have big crowds, they've…
…did do certain tariffs in the first term. If you look at China —China, we took in hundreds of billions of dollars from China. But…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…working, just got back from a little excursion and a meeting with China in Europe, and that went well. We've done very well with the…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Okay? Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you. We're moving along with China . We're doing fine with China. I think it's going to work out…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…their country. And we're in the process of completing our deal with China . And, as you know, the U.K.—we made a deal. It was…
…The European Union, we're getting along. We're getting along very well with China . I have a lot of respect for President Xi. We have a…
…working on right now, I know, but you just can't do it. China is not doing it, and if you're going to be beating China…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…even possible. We've negotiated historic trade deals with the United Kingdom, Indonesia, China . Today Japan and the Philippines—we just did the Philippines today also…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…America the crypto capital of the world, and that's what it's become. China wanted it. A lot of countries want it, but we are so…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…It's true. For no reason. And we want to have it, not China . China wasn't actually—they were watching this. They like it. And we've…
Jul 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…know—and I have a very good relationship with President Xi of China , but I imposed a 20-percent tariff on China because of the…
…done. And I think we're going to work it out so that China is going to end up going from that to giving the death…
…penalty. The death penalty is going to be imposed on people from China that make fentanyl and send it into our country. I believe that's…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…be able to produce. You know, I'm looking at the numbers of China , where they're producing a lot of electric. Well, they only have one…
…before—I saw a board outside, and it showed how much electricity China is making. Well, we just started, but we're going to actually end…
…number-one superpower in artificial intelligence. And we are way ahead of China , I have to say. We're way ahead of China. And the plants…
Jul 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…you proceed it by saying "clean, beautiful" coal. It—what—you know, China is, right now, building 68 coal-generating plants, and we're putting up…
…and having very—being very weak and very expensive. All made in China . You know, I noticed something—that with all of the windmills that…
…them, the wind turbines—I have never seen a wind farm in China . Why is that? Somebody check that out. Tom Emmer, would you please…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…hours, actually. And how incredible. What equipment. What equipment. And you know, China , Russia, they were all watching. Everybody was watching. We have the greatest…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 1 time
…you right now. But Putin respects our country, and President Xi of China respects our country, and Kim Jong Un respects—they respect our country…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…what? Yes. Well, that's an interesting question. We've made a deal with China . We've made a deal with probably four or five different countries—with…
…that: go into Indian and trade. We're going to be trading in China . That's going to come a little bit down the road, but we're…
…obvious. I mean, we're taking in billions and billions of dollars from China and a lot of other countries. We took in—I had a…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…you really have anybody of any interest?" Well, we just signed with China yesterday, right? Just signed with China. We have everybody—we're not going…
…very big one—where we're going to open up India. In the China deal, we're starting to open up China, things that never really could…
…lost our auto—we lost 50 percent of our auto industry to China , Mexico, Canada, and various other countries. Should have never happened. If you…
Jun 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…I can't tell you about that. I get along very well with China . Get along very well with President Xi. I like him. He likes…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…did they cheat—I guess you saw—yesterday it came out—with China and the license plates. Tens of thousands of cards. They used those…
…it. We're going to probably make a deal. I think we'll need China's blessing on it, and I think they'll bless it. Very good. He…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…beautiful vistas. And—but we want to produce it. You know, interestingly, China is opening up a coal plant every single week, but now I'm…
…that happen. Meanwhile, all of the auto jobs would be shipped to China , because they're—very strong on electric, and it lives off an estimated…
…been done by any one of the Presidents. I did it with China . The reason you don't have Chinese cars here is because I imposed…