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“China” said in 216 of 427 transcripts, 1,178 times.
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Nov 25, 2025 Other 2 times
…her. I also had a very good talk with President Xi of China, and I think that part of the world is doing fine. Mostly…
…all be going with me, but I'm going to be going to China in April. With Japan, likewise. I just came back from Japan, and…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 1 time
…things being built the likes of which nobody's ever seen. We're leading China by a lot in AI, and we're also bringing auto plants in…
Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 1 time
…And the United Nations passed it, I guess, unanimously, you can say. China, which was against it, took a pass—didn't vote against it. And…
Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 4 times
…own electric with the plant, because no country, frankly, will have this. China is working very hard to produce enough electric, but we're beating China…
…again, we're leading by a lot on AI, by actually a lot. China would be in second place, but we're leading by a lot. And…
Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 2 times
…it's good for everybody—all that. We made a deal recently with China, where they buy our soybeans, but it's hundreds of billions of dollars…
…the world was ripping off our country. Not sustainable. Not even sustainable. China was making $722 billion. Think of that. Not million. Seven hundred and…
Nov 14, 2025 Other 11 times
…wars, and we're respected again; when you add the fact that when China was threatening to us in terms of rare earths, I was able…
…just got back from a big trip, a very successful trip with China and with, you know, all the countries that—I saw many countries…
…leader of a great country, actually, whether you like it or not. China is a great country. Amazing. Amazing place. And Japan, amazing place. We…
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 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister 3 times
…time I finish up my first year. And there's been no country—China, no country in the world—that's done anywhere even close to that…
…plants pouring back in. We have AI pouring back in. We're leading China in AI by a lot. We are leading everybody in every category…
…things are happening with it. And in addition to which, we're leading China, we're leading the world in AI. We're building massive electric plants that…
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…
Nov 2, 2025 Other 2 times
…openly and freely use tariffs against them—I'll give you an example: China. That was going to be a disaster for the world, and I…
…were subject to being abused by a lot of other countries, including China, for years. Not anymore. Tariffs have brought us tremendous national security. I…
Oct 31, 2025 Other 1 time
…had an amazing trip. We had incredible meetings with President Xi of China; as you know, with the brilliant new Prime Minister of Japan. We…
Oct 31, 2025 Other 8 times
…from the trips that we made. They were unbelievable. The deal with China is going to be wonderful. I think it's going to be long…
…coming to our farmers that the farmers have never seen before, from China. Our farmers are very happy. I suggested they go out and buy…
…more land, because nobody has ever seen anything like it. I've given China great incentives to hold down the fentanyl, get rid of it, ideally…
Oct 30, 2025 Other 12 times
…great leader—great leader of a very powerful, a very strong country, China. And we—what can I say? We have—it was an outstanding…
…purchased immediately, starting immediately. If you noticed, President Xi authorized yesterday for China to start—did you know that, right?—China to start buying in…
…I've agreed—as you know, I put a 20-percent tariff on China because of the fentanyl coming in, which is—it's a big tariff…
Oct 30, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…you think about it, the very, very distinguished and respected President of China. And we will be having some discussions. I think we've already agreed…
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 29, 2025 Other 7 times
…tell them, "If you come back again, it's going to be brutal." China is going to be working with me. Okay? They're going to be…
…of our manufacturing back in the car business. In AI, we're leading China. We're leading the world in AI. We're getting them rapid approvals on…
…to and I'd like to, but I also want to focus on China. I mean, our focus is now on tomorrow with China, and I…
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 27, 2025 Other 3 times
…number one. We'll be either number one or right up around number—China is making a lot of ships. I take my hat off to…
…We have Japan, and then we have South Korea, but we have China coming, and it's going to be very interesting. I have a lot…
…going to go—we pretty much agreed that I'll be going to China. In the earlier part of the year. And President Xi will be…
Oct 26, 2025 Meeting 11 times
…of your business. No, I think we're going to do well with China. I think we're going to have a deal with China. We meet…
…President Xi. I think we're going to have a good deal with China. And they want to make a deal, and we want to make…
…We've agreed to meet. And we're going to meet them later in China, and we're going to meet in the U.S., in either Washington or…
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 25, 2025 Other 4 times
…hatred. I may be. I may be discussing it. But you know, China is—— I don't know, you probably saw today, China is cutting back…
…everybody. By the way, very, very respectful. I appreciate it. That was—— China? I think a complete deal. I want our farmers to be taken…
…killing a lot of people. A lot of people. It comes from China. And we'll be talking about that. We'll be talking about a lot…
Oct 24, 2025 Other 5 times
…of our country, and I just can't do it. Well, I'd love China to help us out with Russia. We put very big sanctions on…
…know, they're very biting, they're very strong. But I'd like to see China help us out. I have a good relationship with, as you know…
…what happens. I think he'd like to see it over with. That China would what? I would hope—I hope they won't. We'll have to…
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 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 6 times
…and Japan. In South Korea, I'll be meeting with President Xi of China. We'll have a pretty long meeting scheduled. We can work out a…
…very appropriate thing. We have the most nuclear weapons. Russia is second. China is actually third by a long way, but they'll be even within…
…That's already being talked about. I think we'll add—we'll probably add China into the mix. Well, I think I'll be talking to them about…
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 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 24 times
…they're getting them. Excuse me. You're next. Go ahead. Yes. I think China's been very respectful of us. They're paying tremendous amounts of money to…
…countries took advantage of the U.S. They're not taking advantage anymore. No, China's paying 55 percent and a potential 155 percent come November 1 unless…
…see what we can do. We have a very good relationship with China, but you know, it's been probably a little bit like your relationship…
Oct 19, 2025 Other 7 times
…That's right. I have a very good relationship with President Xi of China. We're having disputes on things. They're paying us a lot of money…
…that, but they have to give us some things too. Right now China is paying a tremendous amount of money in tariffs like they've never…
…tariff. I don't want them to do that. I want to help China. I want to—not looking to hurt China. But they have to…
Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 11 times
…I think we're doing very well. I think we're getting along with China. China is—would like to have something. As of this moment, we'll…
…happens. But you know, for years, we were taken advantage of by China very badly. We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year…
…it. The kind of money that Presidents allowed to be lost to China was just insane. And then when I came into office, as you…
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 15, 2025 Press conference Kalshi: Trump Press Conference 4 times
…oil from Russia. That's a big stop. Now I got to get China to do the same thing. You know, that—is relatively easy compared…
…them as a defense against what's—what took place for many years. China would charge us tariffs—it was incredible—but we weren't allowed to…
…we have medical companies coming over. We have the AI. We're dominating China in AI. Everybody said that's impossible. We're dominating. I'm letting these massive…
Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 11 times
…and it's helpful—it's good for us also. I would say so. China—— China likes to draw wedges. Yes, sure. I mean—I guess that's…
…Certainly shouldn't be doing anything having to do with the military with China. And if that's what's happening, I'd be very upset about that. Yes…
…to make him look bad. I believe he's going to win out. China? Well, you have to be careful with China. Look, we have—— Everybody…
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 12, 2025 Other 2 times
…we are taking in hundreds of millions of dollars, not only from China, from other countries. We've become a wealthy country again. And the tariffs…
…a bad day. And I think we're going to be fine with China. Look, I have a great relationship with President Xi. He's a very…
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 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 3 times
…We have—we have import and we have export. We import from China massive amounts, and maybe we'll have to stop doing that. But I…
…one of the things is soybeans. I had a great deal with China where they would buy $50 billion worth of our farm product and…
…up President Xi every 2 weeks, or I'd call up people in China, say: "You've got to keep going. You're not buying the amount that…
Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 6 times
…over the world. When you look at Europe, when you look at China, when you look at all of the—any—almost every country charged…
…you have to be able to compete. We have big advantages over China for lots of different reasons. And I think we're doing very well…
…But you have to be able to compete to do well with China. If you can't compete, you're not going to do well with China…
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 Other 2 times
…leave." And it's an hour away from where they make their missiles—China. Say it louder. Doesn't feel like it. But, at the right time…
…all the farmland. And you know what they are? Black plastic from China. You ever see what happens to a bird when the birds land…
Sep 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump-Starmer Bilateral 4 times
…the base is, as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. So a lot of things are happening. But…
…they'll do a great job. And we're doing it in conjunction with China, but we are getting—the United States is getting a tremendous fee…
…we're pretty close to a deal. We may do an extension with China, but it's an extension based on the same terms that we have…