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Jon Husted: “China has a trade deficit that they're using to finance…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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WTOL 11 Exclusive Interview with US Senator John Husted on Ohio Roots and Federal Politics

Published | Video Starts at 25:59

Let's get those situations settled with Mexico, Canada, European Union, Japan, South Korea, people that we've had good relationships with, settle those agreements, get fair trade there, and then all of us work to confront the China thievery that's going on because China has a trade deficit that they're using to finance their military and threaten their neighbors. And the whole world fair trade model needs to be reset with holding China accountable. And I hope America will work with its allies to get this accomplished soon. (25:59–26:05)

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Asserts that China uses its trade deficit to finance its military and threaten neighbors.

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