TCT-PF-37AC2617ED5A38D7 · Taxes & trade
China made $1 trillion from U.S. trade in 2024
Claim summary
China made $1 trillion from U.S. trade in 2024
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April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event
What the evidence shows
Chinese goods exports to the U.S. were about $439 billion; the bilateral goods deficit was about $295 billion. Neither measure approached $1 trillion.
PolitiFact rating: False. The tracker groups this as False.
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