Trump’s China Car U-Turn? President Says He’d Be ‘Okay’ With Chinese Automakers Building in US

S. and building their vehicles in the country ahead of a key meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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market instead. There’s an important moment of inflection coming in just a few weeks, when President Trump will roll out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

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They are ruining their states and their cities,” he said. Trump then hailed the domestic manufacturing push by automakers like General Motors Co.

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“What I don’t want is for them to build in Mexico…and ship it across the border,” he said. S.

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“I’m the one that kept them [Chinese automakers] out,” Trump reaffirmed. “The tariffs kept them out; I have a 100% tariff from 100 to 150,” he added.

Speaking on a possible deal for Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) with Chinese airlines, Trump expressed bullish sentiments.

“I get every deal,” Trump said. Earlier, Chinese airlines had confirmed a 200-aircraft order for the planemaker following Trump’s visit to Beijing in May.

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