As I have said for a long time, dealing with China is a very expensive thing to do. We just made a great Trade Deal, the ink was barely dry, and the World was hit by the Plague from China. 100 Trade Deals wouldn’t make up the difference - and all those innocent lives lost!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2020
CNBC: Trump on China: ’100 Trade Deals’ wouldn’t make up for coronavirus
* Trump tweeted that any benefits from the U.S.-China trade deal pale in comparison to the damage caused by “the plague from China.”
* The tweet comes as the Trump administration is ratcheting up the blame game with Beijing over the coronavirus.
* Thus far, the increased tensions have not visibly impacted the nuts and bolts of the January phase one trade deal.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said any benefits from the U.S.-China trade deal he signed in January pale in comparison to the damage that has been caused by what Trump called “the plague from China.”
It was unclear whom Trump was referring to when he said “dealing with China is a very expensive thing to do.” The White House declined to comment.
But after months of Trump resisting pressure to explicitly tie U.S.-China trade relations to the bilateral coronavirus blame game, the tweet was one of several signs in recent days that the president may be changing tack.
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WNU Editor: China is underestimating the incredible bad will that it is creating not only with how it initially handled the coronavirus, but how it has denied medical specialists to examine the origins of the pandemic, while blaming the U.S. for exacerbating it .... Chinese state media accuses the US of 'sabotaging' international efforts to tackle coronavirus by 'turning a blind eye to the global crisis' (Daily Mail).
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Trump Threatens to ‘Cut Off’ Relationship With China, Claims Coronavirus Proved ‘Trump Was Right’ -- US News and World Report
Trump Threatens to 'Cut Off the Whole Relationship' With China, Says U.S. Would Save $500 Billion -- Newsweek
Trump says the US is 'looking at' Chinese companies that trade on US exchanges but don't follow accounting rules -- Business Insider
Trump ‘looking at’ Chinese companies trading on US stock exchanges -- NYPost
"We Could Cut Off The Whole Relationship" - War Of Words Between Trump And Beijing Is Heating Up -- Zero Hedge
Trump says pandemic clouds U.S.-China trade deal -- Reuters
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China's hubris will be their downfall, and perhaps the end of mankind
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