US-China trade deficit skyrockets | DW News

US President Trump is on his way out, and as his successor prepares to take over, experts are wondering what will remain of Trump's policies. Especially the US' trade with China. Central to Trump's 'America First' approach were policies to reduce the US's trade deficit with China. He introduced tariffs on 360 billion dollars worth of Chinese-made products. But that seems to have failed: In November, China's global trade surplus skyrocketed to over 75 billion dollars, mostly due to strong exports to the US, which were up 46 percent on a year ago. The main reason for that: the coronavirus pandemic. With many Americans stuck at home, record amounts are being spent on a huge range of Chinese products. Meanwhile, American exports to China have only slightly improved. Agricultural products have sold well, but manufactured items have been badly hit by the pandemic.

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[liegesaboya]

Unfortunately to the american foreign policy, CIA can't change China's governemnt easily as they are used to do in Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Phillipines, South east Asia, Taiwan, India, East Europe, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea .
Updated, thanks to the help of some commentators . Actually it would take me less time writing the countries where the USA can't make the usual regime change : Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea .The Empire tries day and night to submit every country in the planet to it's billionaires, sucking all the wealth it gets from the american and others countries workers to feed it's endless wars .

[rainbowllama]

American government also subsidies to Boeing and etc, but criticize China government. China learn from america from the beginning.

[marlukcz]

funny, China ships technology and US ships basic food and feed for animals.

[OwnGrid]

"we going to win so much we going to be sick of winning"

[edward]

“What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger ”.

[Michael-lqov]

The US is like the Qing dynasty back in the days, being close-minded, protectionist, and huge trade deficit with a foreign power that it can't get rid of. Farewell America.

[jnusslein]

USA launched the trade war and failed 😣

[ramonng]

Clearly, the dragon is eating the eagle alive...

[hullopillow]

Americans spend uncontrollably then blame others for their deficit.

[shenzhenzhong]

My respect to the hard working people. It’s not the country battle, it’s their worker.

[henryl]

Trump should write a book called the Art of Failure.

[dino]

China has been buying hundreds of billions of something US manufactures very well for years: advance chips and industrial software. Then US stop selling to China, who to blame for the skyrocketing trade imbalance?

[johnnyq]

"Trade wars are good and easy to win"

[eyuyu]

If you count all the products by US firms in China, that is really a big deficit. If you wanna zoom the China threat, just keep playing this number game

[obsidianstatue]

Trump: let's cut the deficit
also Trump : American tech companies, you're not allowed to sell tech products to China.
trade deficit with China skyrockets : Trump surprised orange pikachu face.
In all seriousness, what were the American expecting? Asking the Chinese to double their meal portions and decrease the trade deficit?

[winstonalf]

Every thing is going exactly as planned. Natural.

[edyhiun]

Trade war is easy to win. I'm a tariff man.

[alexsimpson]

China did learn already while ago, everything what the West could offer. Currently it’s the most advanced country in terms of technology, economics and social science in practice. US is jealous of chinas achievements and it’s economic advancement. It’s antagonistic towards China, because US has nothing to offer the world in comparison. China is obviously the economic engine, which can pull out entire world from economic crisis. Compete if you can, but sanctions, tariffs and trade wars are only dragging world into poverty, sickness and moral degradation. For what? So anglo American empire dictate you what to do? It’s nonsense and harm, that’s all.

[hakunamatata]

Feels like you buy lots of stuff from Walmart, and shouting to the cashier “ why the deficit so large, why you made me in debt” LOL

[黄沙百战]

That’s why China now don’t need Australia any more. Same commodities can buy from America 🤣🤣🤣