White House Looks to Slash China’s Bilateral Trade Surplus by $100 Billion

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. is pressing China to reduce Beijing’s bilateral trade surplus by $100 billion, a White House spokeswoman said.

Last week, President Donald Trump had tweeted that he wanted a $1 billion reduction.

“It was a typo and he meant $100 billion,” the spokeswoman said.

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