Trump Claims 'Tariffs for Compensation' Citing China's Responsibility for COVID-19

Former U.S. President Donald Trump [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Former U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned the responsibility of China for COVID-19 and argued that tariffs on Chinese products should be raised to a "very substantial" level as compensation.

According to the British newspaper The Times on the 20th, Trump made these remarks targeting China at the "History Tour" rally held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas the previous day.

Former President Trump said, "The greatest threats to the United States are nuclear and biological weapons," adding, "We need to see what came out of the Wuhan laboratory in Hubei Province, China, and what happened. China must pay the price."

He continued, "Many people say China did this intentionally," and claimed, "Since the U.S. Democrats used COVID-19 for election fraud, some say China spread (COVID-19) to remove me from power."

Former President Trump stated, "China is definitely not wealthy enough to repay the world for this mess (COVID-19)," adding, "There is talk of at least 60 trillion dollars (about 7,100 trillion won). Since we need to get away from China, they know we have to do something like significantly raising tariffs."

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