Published 13:35 IST, November 13th 2019
Donald Trump says that he's okay with meeting dictators if they help US economy
US President Trump, speaking at the Economic Club, said that he has no problem with dictators coming to the United States if it helps the country’s economy
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US President Donald Trump said, on vember 12, that he has problem with dictators coming to United States if it helps country’s ecomy. “When I meet with leers of countries, as y come in - kings and queens and prime ministers and presidents and dictators - I meet m all,” said US President at Ecomic Club of New York. “Anybody who wants to come in - dictators, it’s okay, come on in,” he ded.
'Manufacturers coming back'
Trump said that policies of past leers killed manufacturing and was reason people were losing jobs. Lauding his ministration, Trump said that all manufacturers are coming back to US. “y want to be where action is. This is where action is. re’s body close. re’s country close,” he said.
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here to rules
Trump also emphasised that anyone who wants to access American market must ‘play by rules’.
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“y have to respect our game and our laws, and y have to treat our workers and businesses fairly - t way y’ve been treating m over last 25 years,” said Trump.
He mentioned ‘extraordinarily high tariffs’ charged by many countries which apparently create impossible tre barriers. In particular he singled out European Union. He also said that EU's tariffs may be worse than China.
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Critical of China's tre practices
US President has been critical of China for its tre practices which he deemed unfair. In his dress at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, Trump h blamed China for ft of intellectual property and tre secrets on a "grand scale".
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“It has embraced an ecomic model, dependent on massive market barriers, heavy state subsidies, currency manipulation, product dumping, forced techlogy transfers, and ft of intellectual property and also tres secrets on a grand scale,” he said at UNGA.
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(With inputs from ncies)
12:12 IST, November 13th 2019