- President Donald Trump continued to defend Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic policies on Twitter.
- Trump suggested Americans, who were taken advantage of by China's economic policies, "had no clue."
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Trump says Americans 'had no clue' China was taking advantage of US and he 'would've done same'
President Donald Trump continued to defend Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic policies on Twitter.
President Donald Trump continued to defend Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic policies that supposedly allowed it to "take advantage of the US," while blaming his predecessors, a day after his speech at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
"I don't blame China, I blame the incompetence of past Admins for allowing China to take advantage of the U.S. on trade leading up to a point where the U.S. is losing $100's of billions," Trump said in a tweet Thursday. "
Speaking before Chinese leaders on Wednesday, Trump said that he and Xi had "great chemistry" and said that the two could handle world issues, including North Korea's provocations.
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Trump's comments stood in contrast to his previous remarks regarding China. Trump lambasted the country during his presidential campaign for its alleged trade imbalance with the US
"We can't continue to allow China to rape our country, and that's what they're doing," Trump said at a campaign rally in 2016.
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