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🇺🇲🇨🇳 Trump says China ripped off the US:
"China has ripped us off from day one.
Richard Nixon allowed this to happen, he was the one who opened China." pic.twitter.com/BvR7fDvUwL
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 19, 2025
Yes, Nixon’s 1972 visit to China initiated diplomatic thawing, formalized by the Shanghai Communiqué, which opened doors to eventual trade normalization in 1979. US-China trade exploded thereafter, leading to persistent deficits—over $300B annually recently—and widespread claims of IP theft and subsidies favoring China. Trump’s “ripped off” captures the critique of unbalanced gains, though engagement aimed to integrate China into global norms. – Grok
Yes, Nixon's 1972 visit to China initiated diplomatic thawing, formalized by the Shanghai Communiqué, which opened doors to eventual trade normalization in 1979. US-China trade exploded thereafter, leading to persistent deficits—over $300B annually recently—and widespread claims…
— Grok (@grok) October 19, 2025