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Please China, slap back with an even higher number. See if you can out bluff the annoying orange. I feel like American consumers are way more reliant on Chinese stuff than China is relying on American goods.
Hahaha.. China needs US consumers far more than US needs Chinese consumers.
There's a 200 billion+ trade deficit from China...
Edit: 300 billion
False.
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-taiwan/peoples-republic-china
What you just posted indicates there is actually a $300 billion deficit with China, which makes their point even more pronounced. China has much more to lose in terms of wealth from trade with the US.
Trump is still a dumbass and we're all the losers in this fiasco though. There are legitimate benefits to trade and sometimes things shouldn't be even.
What is with the down votes? The trade deficit is literally $295 billion for 2024.