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“China” said in 216 of 427 transcripts, 1,178 times.
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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 16, 2025 Other 2 times
…Well, we have a deal on TikTok. I've reached a deal with China. I'm going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything…
…these are countries that paid us nothing until I came along. And China is paying us a tremendous tariff. You know what the tariff is…
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 14, 2025 Other 2 times
…Right now—what are they paying right now? Do you know what China is paying right now in tariffs? Huh? A lot. Yes, I know…
…it die, or we may—I don't know. It depends. Up to China. It doesn't matter too much. I'd like to do it for the…
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 3, 2025 Meeting 6 times
…is over the next week or two. I think that—we helped China very much, as you know, when they talk about freedom. And I…
…don't believe that America, that the United States was acknowledged for helping China to get—to gain its freedom. But perhaps that was just a…
…should have been mentioned last night during that speech, because we helped China very, very much. Yes, go ahead. How do you know there's no…
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 26, 2025 Meeting 17 times
…these things open up, I'll tell you what, our country—we're leading China now in AI—substantially leading China. And the reason is because we're…
…Three times more. And the way we are able to succeed: because China goes out and builds these massive plants. They're right now building 58…
…You see these big, ugly patches of black plastic that comes from China. And the solar is—you know, I like solar in some ways…
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 Meeting 19 times
…most powerful nuclear country in the world by far. Russia is second. China is third. China is going to catch, eventually—5 or 6 years…
…One of the things we're trying to do with Russia and with China is denuclearization, and we're—it's very important. One of the things I…
…big aim. But Russia is willing to do it, and I think China is going to be willing to do it too. We can't let…
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 15, 2025 Other 1 time
…his country is not hot economically. In fact, it's the opposite. And China is not doing well economically. But we're all—look, I want everybody…
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 11, 2025 Press conference 7 times
…it's a disgrace what's happened in Los Angeles. We'll see what happens. China has been—we've been dealing very nicely with China, as you probably…
…mean the 20s. No, no. That's—this is an old chip that China already has. And I deal with Jensen, who is a great guy…
…chip that we're talking about, the H20, it's—it's an old chip. China already has it in a different form, different name, but they have…
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…
Aug 3, 2025 Other 2 times
…many years ago. And I did it in my first term with China. We didn't get to the rest because COVID hit, and you couldn't…
…and say, "Let's— you know, let's start talking about some tariffs." But China was paying us hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, and we…
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 29, 2025 Other 2 times
…call from Scott Bessent, and they had a very good meeting with China and seems that—I mean, he—they're going to brief me tomorrow…
…good. I just heard from Scott that the meeting went very well today with China. Thank you all very much. Enjoy the flight. Thank you
Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 9 times
…meeting right now. And, you know, we have a good relationship with China, but China is tough and—like you're tough. You know, we're all…
…opened up their country. They were very closed. I'd love to see China open up their country. So we're dealing—we're dealing with China right…
…It doesn't work. It's extremely expensive. All the windmills are made in China. They used to be Germany and China; now they're mostly in China…
Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…Japan, as you know. And we're very close to a deal with China. We really sort of made a deal with China, but we'll see…
…the most expensive form of energy. It's no good. They're made in China, almost all of them. When they start to rust and rot in…
Jul 25, 2025 Other 4 times
…currency, but you remember the battles I had with the yuan, with China and with Japan—Japan being the yen. They always wanted a weak…
…different fights with President Xi, with—I mean, with—between Japan and China, all they want to do is have a weak currency. They're always…
…weak dollar. I—we—you take a look at the history of China over the last 20 years. All they do is fight for a…
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 22, 2025 Meeting 10 times
…have a lot of meetings possible. President Xi has invited me to China, and we'll probably be doing that in the not-too-distant future…
…pretty soon. Please. And I don't mind if he gets along with China, because we're getting along with China very well. We have a very…
…well. We're—they're sending them in record numbers. We're getting along with China very well. And I don't mind if the president dealt with China…
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 16, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…the world. There's nothing close, right? Yes. Thank you. Yes, I think China has been helping out. I mean, it's been—it's been a terrible…
…much business. It's not like the ones that we've agreed with, like China—like Japan, where we're negotiating with them. But I think probably we'll…
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 14, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…it. "We thought your country was dead." And they were dealing with China, because they really—they were really going to China, but not anymore…
Jul 9, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…in and they're building plants. AI—I mean, we're leading everybody, including China, by a lot with AI. They're building their own plant. You heard…
…to be dropping those tariffs. But we treat Africa far better than China or anybody else—any place else. Yes. Yes. I love the fact…
Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 11 times
…kept Bagram, the big air base, which right now is controlled by China. One—among the most powerful runways in the world—thick, thick with…
…could land. And right now—they were 1 hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. I was keeping it. Outside of that, we…
…to deal with. Actually, in many respects, they were much worse than China. Look at what they do to our companies. They sue Apple. They…
Jul 7, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…was willing to do this. I did it my first term with China and others. We took in hundreds of billions of dollars of tariffs…
…we've made a deal with United Kingdom. We've made a deal with China. We've made a deal—we're close to making a deal with India…
Jul 4, 2025 Other 4 times
…I think we're going to start Monday or Tuesday—asking—talking to China, perhaps President Xi or one of his representatives, but we pretty much…
…TikTok. But we think we probably have to get it approved by China. Not definitely, but probably. I'm not confident, but I think so. President…
…think it's good for them. I think the deal is good for China, and it's good for us. And for us, it's money. You know…
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 25, 2025 Press conference 2 times
…I mean, I could stop it if I wanted. I could sell China the oil myself. I don't want to do that. They're going to…
…could say it here too. We could have kept the oil. No, China is going to want to buy oil. They can buy it from…
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 16, 2025 Other 1 time
…increase in history: 68 percent. Probably, yeah. Yes. Probably have to get China approval. I think we'll get it. I think President Xi will ultimately…
Jun 16, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…a bad idea. I don't mind that. If somebody wants to suggest China coming in, I think we suggest—but you want to have people…
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…