美國總統特朗普於社交網站貼文,再次向中國發炮,指美國多年來因為中國,損失數以萬億計的金錢,他又指責中國盜竊美國的知識產權,現在亦繼續這樣做,他強調不會讓情況發生。特朗普又聲言美國不需要中國,坦言沒有中國會更好。
特朗普呼籲美國企業立即尋求替代方案,包括將公司遷回美國,並在美國生產,他稍後將回應中國向美國貨品加徵關稅的事宜。
特朗普又下令聯邦快遞、亞馬遜、聯合包裹及美國郵政,立即檢查所有來自中國的包裹,是否藏有鴉片類止痛藥「芬太尼」,他批評中國國家主席習近平沒有履行承諾,處理「芬太尼」問題。
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....better off without them. The vast amounts of money made and stolen by China from the United States, year after year, for decades, will and must STOP. Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 2019年8月23日
....all deliveries of Fentanyl from China (or anywhere else!). Fentanyl kills 100,000 Americans a year. President Xi said this would stop - it didn’t. Our Economy, because of our gains in the last 2 1/2 years, is MUCH larger than that of China. We will keep it that way!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 2019年8月23日