摘要
As a candidate for president of the United States, Donald Trump's criticism of China was frequent and often incendiary. Thethen real estate mogul and reality television host accused the world's second-largest economy of "cheating" American businesses and "raping" the U.S. economy with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation--charges dis- missed as false by Chinese officials. Undeterred,
Economic cooperation between China and the U.S.is of paramount importance As a candidate for president of the United States,Donald Trump’s criticism of China was frequent and often incendiary.The then real estate mogul and reality television host accused the world’s second-largest economy of"cheating"American businesses and"raping"the U.S.economy with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation—charges dismissed as false by Chinese offi cials.Undeterred,Trump threatened to slap a 45 percent retaliatory tariff on Chinese goods entering the U.S.