Trump Says ‘Complete Decoupling’ From China Remains an Option
- President breaks from his trade chief in tweet Thursday
- Trump’s view of China has soured since the pandemic erupted
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. could pursue a “complete decoupling from China” in response to unspecified conditions, his most forceful statement yet on the souring ties with Beijing.
In a tweet Thursday, Trump refuted comments a day earlier by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who said a full decoupling of the world’s two biggest economies was not “a reasonable policy option.”