US President Donald Trump has admitted that Washington poses a “threat” to Beijing, just days after he called for a trade truce with China. Trump emphasized in an interview with CBS News that China is “always watching us.”
Days after calling for a trade truce with China, US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that Washington is a “threat” to Beijing. In a CBS News interview, Trump stressed that China is “always watching us.”
Look, this is a fiercely competitive globe, particularly in relation to the US and China. Additionally, we are constantly observing them, and they are constantly observing us. We get along great in the meantime, and I believe that by cooperating with them rather than simply eliminating them, we may become bigger, better, and stronger.”
On China’s Nukes
While discussing China’s nuclear weapons, he asserted that Beijing is “makin’ ’em rapidly.”
“Well, we are the nation with the most nuclear weapons. Russia’s second. Although China is currently at a very distant third place, they will catch up in five years. They’re producing them quickly, therefore I believe we ought to take action to denuclearize them,” he stated.
Trump admitted that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on “denuclearization.”
Denuclearization is a huge deal. Our nuclear arsenal is sufficient to demolish the entire planet 150 times. China will have many nuclear weapons, just as Russia does. They possess a few. They have a good deal,” he continued.
In an attempt to defend his latest directive on US nuclear weapons testing, Trump claimed that Russia and China are also conducting nuclear tests, “you just don’t know about it.”
On China’s ‘Power’
The Republican recognized that Beijing has a “power” of rare earth minerals over Washington, but asserted that the US was “doing very well against China.”
“Our performance against China is excellent. They abruptly declared, “You know, we have to fight back.” They then made use of their abilities. The reason they have rare earth power is because they have been collecting it and actually caring for it for twenty-five to thirty years.
The United States needs the soil minerals for everything from computers to weapons.
“We used other things against them, and they used that against us. Take airplane parts, for example. That is significant. Their fleet consists of hundreds of Boeing aircraft. They wouldn’t get parts from us. Even though we were both possibly acting somewhat foolishly, tariffs were ultimately the main issue.
The first in-person meeting between Chinese and American leaders in over six years took place on October 30 at the 32nd APEC Economic Ministers’ Meeting in South Korea.
