US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday. A number of his assertions about a trade deal with China are not measuring up to the hype. Photo: AFP US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday. A number of his assertions about a trade deal with China are not measuring up to the hype. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday. A number of his assertions about a trade deal with China are not measuring up to the hype. Photo: AFP
World /  United States & Canada

Despite the hype, Donald Trump’s trade claims fail to pass a fact check

  • Assertions of a ‘big leap forward’ are based on few details and little confirmation from China
  • Tariffs are a tax, not a membership fee to trade in US economy as Trump seems to claim

Topic |   US-China trade war
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 1:49am, 9 Dec, 2018

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US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday. A number of his assertions about a trade deal with China are not measuring up to the hype. Photo: AFP US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday. A number of his assertions about a trade deal with China are not measuring up to the hype. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday. A number of his assertions about a trade deal with China are not measuring up to the hype. Photo: AFP
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