$5 billion, that's a lot of leverage. Of course, they continued because we allowed them to. And Now the trade deficit is closer to $5 billion a week. and no peaceful evolution. And they said at the time, peaceful evolution is against our principles and we will punish those who advocate for it in China. (29:37–29:43)
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Asserts that the trade deficit with China has increased to approximately $5 billion a week.
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