*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2019 *

**Statement on China-United States Trade **

*August 23, 2019 *

For many years China (and many other countries) has been taking advantage of the United States on trade, intellectual property theft, and much more. Our country has been losing HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year to China, with no end in sight. Sadly, past administrations have allowed China to get so far ahead of fair and balanced trade that it has become a great burden to the American taxpayer. As President, I can no longer allow this to happen! In the spirit of achieving fair trade, we must balance this very unfair trading relationship. China should not have put new tariffs on 75 BILLION DOLLARS of United States product (politically motivated!). Starting on October 1, the 250 BILLION DOLLARS of goods and products from China, currently being taxed at 25 percent, will be taxed at 30 percent. Additionally, the remaining 300 BILLION DOLLARS of goods and products from China, that was being taxed from September 1 at 10 percent, will now be taxed at 15 percent. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

*Categories:* Statements by the President : China-U.S. trade*.*

*Subjects:* China : Trade with U.S.; China : U.S. tariff structure, strengthening efforts; Commerce, international : Free and fair trade; Commerce, international : Intellectual property law, strengthening efforts.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201900565.