A tugboat guides a cargo ship into the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. The US wants to cut its US$375 billion bilateral merchandise trade deficit with China by US$100 billion. Photo: Bloomberg
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Dear Trump, fix the books, not China, to cut deficit
Some accounting adjustments could let US leader claim economic victory without having to toss out his deficit-adding tweet machine of choice – the iPhone
A tugboat guides a cargo ship into the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. The US wants to cut its US$375 billion bilateral merchandise trade deficit with China by US$100 billion. Photo: Bloomberg