President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly against the massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China but muddied the waters last month by offering to strike a deal to save embattled Chinese telecom giant ZTE. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly against the massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China but muddied the waters last month by offering to strike a deal to save embattled Chinese telecom giant ZTE. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images
President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly against the massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China but muddied the waters last month by offering to strike a deal to save embattled Chinese telecom giant ZTE. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images
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politico | Chinese leaders ‘absolutely confused’ by Trump’s demands on trade

Beyond the feints and jabs, Trump has raised so many different issues that it’s hard to know what his priorities might really be

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Updated: 7:34pm, 24 Jun, 2018

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President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly against the massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China but muddied the waters last month by offering to strike a deal to save embattled Chinese telecom giant ZTE. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly against the massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China but muddied the waters last month by offering to strike a deal to save embattled Chinese telecom giant ZTE. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images
President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly against the massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China but muddied the waters last month by offering to strike a deal to save embattled Chinese telecom giant ZTE. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images
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