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Fact-check: “Trump said tariffs cut the trade deficit with China”
Verdict: Misleading (62% confidence)
The U.S. bilateral goods deficit with China did fall — USTR Greer publicly stated it dropped to $200 billion in 2025, a 20-year low — so the headline number supports the claim. But PIIE research published in August 2026 shows that Chinese-origin content in U.S. imports declined far less than the bilateral trade data suggests, because goods were rerouted through Vietnam, India, Mexico, and Taiwan, and the White House itself has acknowledged transshipment obscures China-origin flows. So tariffs c…
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