Lie June 10, 2019 · Interview · Trade

“We have put 25% on $250 billion of Chinese goods coming into our country, including $50 billion of high-technology equipment and things. You haven't seen any, or virtually any price increase, because what China does -- it's basically their companies -- they subsidize their companies because they want to keep people working, they want to stay competitive.”

Said
June 10, 2019
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
248 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 11716)

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