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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has once again signaled a setback in relations with China. Previously, relations between the two countries have been heating up lately due to the spread of COVID-19.
He even claimed that he was not interested in talking to President Xi Jinping. And, threatening to cut ties with the second largest economy in the world.
In an interview with FOX Business Network, which aired in the United States on Thursday (03/14/2020), Trump claimed to be disappointed. Because China could not contain the pandemic and had implications for the trade peace agreement reached in January 2020.
“They shouldn’t have allowed this to happen,” Trump was quoted as saying. Reuters.
“I made a great commercial deal and now I can say that I don’t feel the same. The ink dried and the plague came (COVID-19). It doesn’t seem the same to me.”
He went on to say that, currently, he did not want to speak to Xi Jinping. In fact, he said, he could do many things to “punish” China, including severing all relations that have been established.
“There are many things we can do. We can cut all relations (with China),” he emphasized.
He even said that if the United States did that, it could save up to $ 500 billion. The figure refers to annual imports from the USA. USA From China.
Trump’s statement invited criticism from people close to Xi Jinping. The editor-in-chief of the tabloid Global Times newspaper Hu Xijin, affiliated with the Chinese government, mocked Trump with his comments.
“This president once advised COVID-19 patients to inject disinfectants,” Hu said on Twitter.
“Remember this and you won’t be surprised when you say you can cut all ties to China.”
The United States and China have been caught in a trade war since 2018. This tension is related to the entry of goods between the two countries.
In 2019, the trade war will have an impact on the weakening of the global economy. Several countries whose economies depend on exports and imports experience a significant economic recession.
Partial trade deals were finally made in early 2020. But since the United States has been a hot spot for the crown, with most cases in the world, Trump blamed China and called for an investigation into the origin of the virus.
COVID-19 was first extended in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Currently worldwide, based on data Worldometers, there are more than 4 million people infected with COVID-19.
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