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“China” said in 216 of 427 transcripts, 1,178 times.
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Jun 11, 2025 Other 1 time
…we're going to have that necessity. We made a great deal with China. We're very happy with it, where we have everything we need. And…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Only if it's made in America. If it's made in Japan or China or anyplace else, we're not really interested in your deduction. I was…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…But he's grossly incompetent. Okay. What? Louder. We are doing well with China. China is not easy, just like your home country is not easy…
…I'll have my first call from them. We want to open up China. And if we don't open up China, maybe we won't do anything…
…want to open up China. It will be a great thing for China, great thing for the rest of the world. Well, we're going to…
Jun 6, 2025 Other 3 times
…or not they had investigations. Honestly, I've been so busy working on China, working on Russia, working on Iran, working on so many—I'm not…
…On Monday. Monday in London. Well, we're very far advanced on the China deal. We wanted clarification. We had to have clarification. Little bumpy up…
…else, and we get along very well with President Xi and with China. Yes. Yes, they can. Sure. The U.S. can survive without almost anybody…
Jun 5, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…think we have everything—I think we're in very good shape with China and the trade deal. We have a deal with China, as you…
…had a really good conversation. By the way, he invited me to China, and I invited him here. We've both accepted. So I'll be going…
…point, and he'll be coming here, hopefully, with the First Lady of China. Yes, please. Go ahead, please. Oh, yeah. No, we—— No, Chinese students…
Jun 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…I'll see you tonight." And I've been so busy between Iran, Russia, China, and every other problem that we were left— —that I'm saying, "What…
May 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…a military. What are we going to do? Say, "Let's go to China to get our steel for the Army tanks and for the boats…
…and 50-percent tariffs. They were dumping steel, as you know, from China and from all over the world. They were dumping it all over…
…politician after the next sold you out and sent your dreams to China and to many other foreign countries. But now you finally have a…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…I chicken out. I've never heard that. You mean because I reduced China from 145 percent—that I set—down to 100, and then down…
…were having a lot of problems. And we were very nice to China. I don't know if they're going to be nice to us, but…
…nice to China. And, in many ways, I think we really helped China tremendously, because, you know, they were having great difficulty because we were…
May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…all. I'm going back now to deal with Russia, to deal with China. What's that all about? That's an—and to get you lots of…
May 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…are ready to be signed. We have—we've signed a deal with China. We have some really amazing deals. But the European Union—I mean…
…had hundreds of billions of dollars of tariffs that I put on China. Yet we had no inflation. We had no big cost differential. Oftentimes…
May 20, 2025 Other 3 times
…money. They respect our country again. They were going to go to China. China was going to take over those countries 100 percent. They were…
May 20, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…people, very big people, very rich people. They respect our country again. China was going to take them over. You know, China was going to…
…But they were abandoned by this country. And they're not going to China anymore. They love us, and we love them. We're going to take…
May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…wonderful. And we have another big one that we just reached with China. The China deal is a very big deal. It's in the process…
May 15, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…war, and now we're leading it by tremendous margins over Russia and China, primarily. And so we're very proud of it. But I'm very proud…
May 15, 2025 Other 1 time
…there. But they felt abandoned. They were going to be captured by China from the standpoint of trade, and that's not going to happen anymore…
May 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…work." Oh, it worked. You know, we were way behind Russia and China, and now we're way, way ahead of everybody. So Space Force, I'm…
…weren't going to give that up, because it's 1 hour away from China. One hour. You know who occupies it now? China. The damage that…
May 15, 2025 Meeting 7 times
…good. We put up with all the plants that you built in China for years. Now you've got to build us—we're not interested in…
…No—we have the strongest military in the world, by far—not China, not Russia, not anybody. We have the best military equipment in the…
…money on trade. Don't forget, we were losing a trillion dollars to China. So we essentially went cold turkey with China for a period of…
May 14, 2025 Other 3 times
…a believer in crypto, and if we're not going to do it, China is going to do it. The way I look at it, it's…
…a believer in AI because we have to have it. We're leading China by a lot. And in crypto, we're leading China by a lot…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…United Kingdom. And over the weekend, we reached a breakthrough agreement with China. Both outstanding deals. China has agreed—we have to get it down…
…down. And, Scott, you're going to work on that very hard, but China has agreed to open up to the United States for trade and…
May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 26 times
…satisfied with that. In addition, yesterday we achieved a total reset with China after productive talks in Geneva. Both sides now agree to reduce the…
…very friendly. The relationship is very good. We're not looking to hurt China. China was being hurt very badly. They were closing up factories. They…
…know if people realize this, but we made a great deal with China—a great trade deal. But it was a much bigger deal originally…
May 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…because we already made a great deal. We're not doing business with China right now. You know, we lost $1 trillion last year with China…
…to lose $1 trillion. But we lost—I just want—I want China to do great. You know, I'm very friendly with President Xi. I…
…think we're going to come back with a fair deal for both China and us. Yes, I have. No. But I put out a number…
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…have a very big conversation in Switzerland taking place this weekend with China. Has anyone heard of China recently? Yes. And they want to make…
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 24 times
…and economics. But Scott's going to be going to Switzerland, meeting with China. And you know, they very much want to make a deal. We…
…matters what happens in that room. But I will tell you that China very much wants to make a deal. We'll see how that works…
…very good relationship. I—expect to have a very good relationship with China, Scott. I think it's a very friendly meeting. They look forward to…
May 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…time: We're swearing in our next Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. What timing, David. What timing. Only you could have picked this timing…
…know? That's the way I look at it. We were losing with China, on trade, a trillion dollars a year—more, actually, 1.1, but…
…his family. He's going to need—be really an incredible Ambassador to China. I have no doubt about it. And we're going to work together…
May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…they want to be—go shopping in the United States of America. China wants to—very much wants to make a deal. They all do…
…Presidents—our Presidents allowed it to happen. You know, I don't blame China, and I don't blame Vietnam, and I could name every single country…
May 6, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…So we're two countries that are very lucky. If you look at China, they don't have that. You know, it's a big disadvantage. Other countries…
…important. But we'll see. I mean, over time, we'll see what happens. China. They want to meet, and they're doing no business right now. And…
…miles to turn. And you know, we lost a trillion dollars to China on trade because of an incompetent President that we had, who preceded…
May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…something that they all want. We have something that they all want. China wants to make a deal very badly. You see what's happening to…
May 4, 2025 Other 2 times
…big fan of crypto, because I want to keep it away from China. Crypto is a whole new thing that started, you know, not so…
…in favor of crypto, Bitcoin, all of the different things, because otherwise China is going to take it over. And just like AI, just like…
May 4, 2025 Other 7 times
…or tomorrow. Any questions? No. No plans to speak to him, but China and our people are talking about different things. Yes. I actually think…
…off for years. So we're meeting with almost all of them, including China. And at the end, I'm setting the deal. They keep saying, "When…
…Think of it: $5 billion a day. Now we're not dealing with China at all because the tariff is so high that they basically can't…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…us. We couldn't sell cars in Europe, we couldn't sell cars in China, we couldn't sell cars in Japan or anywhere else. We couldn't do…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…the big Air Force base, which is 1 hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapon—that's what they do. They make their nuclear…
…You can't give up Bagram." They gave up Bagram. And right now China occupies Bagram. So sad. So crazy. One of the biggest air bases…
…and longest runways anywhere in the world, 1 hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles. It would have been great to have. Well…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…American workers, and to build your factories here in America, not in China or any other country. And we're dealing with many, many countries right…
Apr 30, 2025 Meeting 8 times
…that— and I don't want this to happen, but I—know that China is doing very poorly right now. I just saw some reports coming…
…actually saddened to hear it. But they are getting absolutely hammered in China. And you know, they're sending boats, the biggest boats in the world…
…a certain point, I hope we're going to make a deal with China. We're talking to China, but their factories are closing all over China…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times
…a champion for workers in the White House. And instead of putting China first, I'm putting Michigan first, and I'm putting America first. Right? After…
…they're coming from France, they're coming from Spain. Yes, they're coming from China too. Yes, they're coming from China. They're coming from all over the…
…and scheming and thinking and saying: "How am I going to beat China? How am I going to stop the war with Russia and Ukraine…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you really have no choice. And we're fighting very hard on the China front and the Russia front with Ukraine and what's happening in the…
Apr 27, 2025 Other 2 times
…business with us. You know, people talk about going cold turkey with China, meaning just forget about it. We were losing hundreds of billions of…
Apr 25, 2025 Other 7 times
…to discuss that. But I'm speaking to a lot of people from China. But I'm speaking to people from all over the world on the…
…can't believe the Supreme Court would let that stand. Well, free up China. You know, let us go in and work China, because, frankly, that's…
…backed out of that deal, but we had it. To go into China and to sell our product, sell our wares—in other words, it's…
Apr 24, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…my first term, and we were very tough on trade. And, with China, as you know, they paid hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs…
…not 10 cents to any other president, and they—but not only China, virtually every country got away with murder, and we just can't let…
Apr 24, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…later, but they had meetings this morning, and we've been meeting with China. And so I think you have—Jeff , as usual, I think you…
Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…be setting the number. And we're going to pick—could be for China too. Could be for China. We'll—we're dealing with almost all of…
…dealing with a lot of countries right now. And could be with China, but maybe we'll make a special—you know, a deal. And we'll…
…or your friends with fentanyl. And somehow, it's made almost exclusively in China. And as you know, we essentially taxed them 10 and then another…
Apr 23, 2025 Other 4 times
…partake, even countries that have ripped us off for many, many years. China is an example, but it's not just China. European Union, they ripped…
…or so. Yes, we are going to have a—— ——fair deal with China. It's going to be fair. Actively. Everything is active. Everybody wants to…
…Biden, and other Presidents, frankly. But under Biden, it got really worse. China got out of control. We were losing a trillion dollars a year…
Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…much. Any questions for Paul? No? Yes. Please. We're doing fine with China. We're doing fine with every—I think almost every country. Everybody wants…
…I'm not going to say, "Oh, I'm going to play hardball with China." "I'm going to play hardball with you, President Xi." No, no. We're…
…won't be zero. It used to be zero. We were just destroyed. China was taking us for a ride and just not going to have…
Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…had none. When Biden came in, he took all the sanctions off. China wasn't allowed to buy. I said, "You buy—if you buy"´—because…
…United States." And, by the way, we have nice conversations going with China, just to intercede. You know, it's like really very good. But with…
Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…business, I would think, right? Tell us what happens where you say China and other people steal your fish. When—in other words, you're forced…
…same—I view it very similar. It would be top levels of China. And if you knew him, you would know that if they reached…
…it very tight, very strong, very smart. And yes, we're talking to China. Excuse me? Oh, yes. Sure. Yes. A lot. I mean, a lot…
Apr 17, 2025 Meeting 6 times
…steel, 25 percent on aluminum, 10-percent baseline. We put penalties on China for sending us fentanyl. We put penalties on Mexico and Canada—25…
…put on previous to Biden, which were the tariffs I put on China, where we took in, up and to this point, probably $700 billion…
…He did everything he could. You know, he got paid money by China, right? The family got paid money. He did. And so, I don't…
Apr 17, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…until I came along, and then I put very substantial tariffs on China, if you remember, and we took in hundreds of billions of dollars…
…a—— I think we're going to make a very good deal with China. I think that you will see we'll make a very good deal…
Apr 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…country in the world, and yet it's Denmark and Norway, Sweden. Even China does very well in the top 10. And so we can't blame…
Apr 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…was—he was just here. He must have gotten a call from China. He's—he'll be here. Along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Thank…
Apr 14, 2025 Meeting 8 times
…drug companies are in Ireland, and they're in lots of other places—China. And all I have to do is impose a tariff. The more…
…then Biden took all those secondary tariffs and tariffs on . I told China: "You can't buy oil. If you buy oil from Iran"—China; I…
…States of America." And those ships disappeared from that harbor so quickly. China. I get along great with China. What? I think we're—I think…
Apr 13, 2025 Other 1 time
…in case of war, in case of whatever, we're not relying on China and various other countries to supply us with drugs, which is not…