Aug 21, 2019
Trump Says He’s the ‘Chosen One’ to Take on China Over Trade
, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s the “chosen one” to wage a trade war with China and asserted that he’s winning.
“This is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago,” Trump told reporters at the White House. He added: “Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one.”
Trump routinely criticizes previous presidents for failing to take on what he says are China’s unfair trade practices.
China has called looming U.S. tariffs a violation of accords reached by Trump and Xi Jinping, vowing retaliation.
Trump has said he plans for 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports. Trump earlier imposed tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jordan Fabian in Washington at jfabian6@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Alex Wayne at awayne3@bloomberg.net, Justin Blum, Joshua Gallu
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