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    Trump Wrong on U.S. Agriculture Exports to China

    by Eugene Kiely Oct 16, 2019 3 minutes

    In announcing “phase one” of a tentative trade deal with China, President Donald Trump wrongly stated that the “all-time high” for U.S. agricultural exports to China was “$16 or $17 billion.” Actually, it was nearly $26 billion in 2012.

    By misstating the record value of exports, Trump also greatly exaggerated the potential impact of the tentative trade deal.

    Trump made his remarks on Oct. 11 at a joint appearance with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

    The president called

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