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This is from the "new york times". china would have needed to purchase $227 billion of u.s. exports in 2020 and $274 billion in 2021 for a total of $502.4 billion. over the two years, according to chad bowen. that was just over half of what was promised. what happened, brian? are you saying it was a bad deal the trump administration made? >> that agreement was flawed in multiple ways, including unrealistic commitments and not having a mechanism to hold china to act to the commitments it did make...

Is bracing a cheap energy fuel. why is coal dying in west virginia. its dying because it cant compete economically. in the bill that we are trying to get through right now, we have $227 billion of expand tax supports for clean energy, over ten years. thats $27 billion a year. now, seen from one vantage point, that seems like a lot of money. the imf, international monetary fund, has calculated that the united states subsidizes the fossil fuel industry in the united states to the tune of $650 bill...

There. we want to open up their markets so that weve got two-way trade, not just one-way trade. >> im joined now by gordon chang, author of the book "nuclear show yodown" and the coming collapse of china. we have these things everywhere, on the bottom of the cup. im sure its the same thing. is the point of this to try to get to the a level where it will be in china one day youll have stickers that say made in the usa? is that going to happen? >> its possible. the chinese announced $45 billion in...

Arrives in the u.s., worried that his country could topple this country as the super power. to understand, look at these trade figures, the u.s. sold just $69 billion in exports, a $227 billion trade deficit. "new york times" columnist nick loss crist tauf who was stationed in china is with me. the president said his top priority is the u.s. economy. what do you think hes going to try to accomplish with the meetings this week? >> i think that hes going to try to be a little more assertive. when ...

>> for another take, lets turn to richard quest host of cnn quest means business. last year the trade imbalance was $227 billion. that sounds like a gap we need to close, but china produceses goods a lot more cheaply which means folks like me and everyone else in america get to pay less for things. so whats wrong with that? >> jessica, its very simple. the day you are prepared to pay more for the t-shirt on your back and the shoes on your feet, that its the day that they will be produced domesti...

Budget more sustainable is what some people would like to do. if you look at the trade imbalance overall with china, for example, and this is a china story, first and foremost. last year, 2009, a $227 billion trade allowance. that means the united states bought that much more and sold to china. you can look at this year and see we are already on track to surpass the first four months of that this year. this, scott, is a currency story, this is a fair trade story, what is this? >> saying china do...

That would be an incredibly difficult -- just getting it more sustainable i think is what some people would like do. if yyou look at the trade imbalance with china, last year, $227 billion trade imbalance. that means the united states bought that much more than it sold to china. you look this year, and you can see we are already on track to surpass the first four months of that this year. this, scott, is a currency story, this is a fair trade story, what is this? >> saying china doesnt manipulat...

School improvement core thats going to fix up the schools around the country. work that needs to be done. were going to hire nor teachers and firefighters and policemen. were going to hire young people to fix up our park. all things that need to be done. health care workers, child care workers, and every single dollar is going to have to be connected to a job. and its really a reasonable price. its about, for two years, about $227 billion. but that doesnt even cost, consider what we save in unem...

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