China's Trade Surplus with the United States Is Growing Faster Under Trump (Hello Trump)

The Street ^ | November 8, 2017 | Edward Hardy

[mad_as_he$$]

“It is every bit as likely, that China is holding lil’kim over America’s head,”

Of course they are and I would to. Lil’kim screws up and all bets are off.

[mdmathis6]

It may in the Chinese government’s mind be more about reminding Trump of China’s longevity and existence as a nation and people compared to our mere 241 years of existence. So have it there instead of Beijing.

[mad_as_he$$]

So it took decades to get into the current situation. It will take decades to undo it. Can't start up and put into operation a large scale mfg plant overnight. The growth rate of the US economy basically doubled in 6 months time. The rubber band of demand and production supply needs time to catch up. Also, a large part of the trade deficit growth is an increase of the shipped "value" in electronics.

[central_va]

The BMW factory in SC took 23 months to build from start to finish.

[Robert DeLong]

Perhaps, but I doubt it.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

If so, it's because we're buying their stuff instead of ours.

As for me, I'll make every effort to buy American made when I can.