Trump Accuses China of Violating Deal on Tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of breaking its tariff agreement with the U.S., despite the deal he said had protected the country from grave economic danger.
In his comments on Truth Social, Trump said that the high tariffs he initially set on China made it "virtually impossible for China to TRADE into the United States marketplace, which is, by far, number one in the World."
On May 12, the two countries agreed on a 90-day suspension on most of the tariffs, but Trump on Friday said that the "bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!"
Trump said his initial tariffs were "devastating" for China, as "many factories closed and there was, to put it mildly, 'civil unrest.'"