German media: Trump: "I am the toughest person in the world on China"

During an interview with Fox Business, Trump said he had written a letter asking China not to supply weapons to Iran, and that China responded by saying they hadn't done so. The U.S. president also emphasized that China has never been easy to deal with, yet "we get along well with China."

In a segment aired on Fox Business on Wednesday, Trump revealed he had previously urged China not to deliver arms to Iran, to which China replied that they had not done so.

"I heard that China is supplying weapons to Iran — I mean, everyone's saying it — delivering weapons to Iran," Trump told interviewer Maria Bartiromo, "so I wrote them a letter asking them not to do it, and they wrote back, basically saying they hadn’t done so."

Trump is scheduled to visit China from May 14 to 15. This trip was previously postponed by Washington due to the Iran war.

China is Iran’s major buyer of oil, and the Middle East conflict has added new tensions to an already complex Sino-U.S. relationship. On Tuesday, China accused the United States of acting "dangerously and irresponsibly" by blockading Iranian ports.

After the Fox interview aired, Trump posted on his "Truth Social" platform: "China is very happy that I will permanently open the Strait of Hormuz." He also stressed that he did this "for them, and for the whole world."

Trump added: "They have agreed not to supply weapons to Iran."

"I am the toughest person in the world on China"

The interviewer also asked about recent reports claiming China launched large-scale cyberattacks against the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Trump dismissed the concern, stating, "We do it to them, they do it to us. This has been going on for a long time."

"China is China," he said. "They’ve never been easy to deal with, but we get along well with them."

Trump further emphasized that he is "the toughest person in the world on China."

"I imposed a 100% tariff on Chinese cars. Our entire country doesn’t have a single Chinese car. Look at Europe — their markets are flooded with Chinese cars, and their auto industry has suffered devastating damage."

Source: DW, AFP, Fox Business

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