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Trump slams China on trade policy with U.S

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May 2, 2016

Trump slams China on trade policy with U.S

Garrulous Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump has slammed China for what he says is its unfair trade policy with the United States.

In renewed criticism, Trump accused China of “raping” the U.S while also telling a rally in Indiana that China was responsible for “the greatest theft in the history of the world”.

The billionaire businessman has long accused China of manipulating its currency to make its exports more competitive globally.

This, he says, has badly damaged US businesses and workers.

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“We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country, and that’s what we’re doing,” he told the campaign rally on Sunday.

“We’re going to turn it around, and we have the cards, don’t forget it,” he added. “We have a lot of power with China.”

In his campaign manifesto, Mr Trump pledges to “cut a better deal with China that helps American businesses and workers compete”.

He sets out four goals that include immediately declaring China “a currency manipulator” and putting “an end to China’s illegal export subsidies and lax labour and environmental standards”.

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