Scott Bessent: “Our trade deficit with China is down substantially.”

“Very tough for the world to have a China with a trillion dollar trade surplus. We put up our tariff wall, the goods have gone to the rest of the world. So Our trade deficit with China is down substantially. But as you say with the rest of the world, it hasn't gone down, it's gone up.” (18:08–18:13)

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