This resource tracked statements, developments, visits, and other interactions in US-Indo-Pacific relations under the President Trump administration. Special focus was given to the comments and activities of President Donald J. Trump; Vice President Mike Pence; United States Trade Representative Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Jr.; former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson; former Secretary of Defense James Mattis; and former Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper.
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[Confirmation Hearing] USTR Nominee Lighthizer Discusses India and Intellectual Property Rights
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[Confirmation Hearing] USTR Nominee Lighthizer Discusses China and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
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[Confirmation Hearing] USTR Nominee Lighhizer Discusses India and Intellectual Property Rights
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[Confirmation Hearing] USTR Nominee Lighthizer Discusses China's Overcapacity in Steel and Aluminum
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[Confirmation Hearing] USTR Nominee Lighthizer Discusses President Trump's Business Interests in China
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President Trump's Address to Joint Session of Congress - China
"[W]e’ve lost 60,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001."
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President Trump's Meeting with Manufacturing CEOs at the White House - China
"With China, we have close to a $500-billion trade deficit. So we have to do something. I spoke to the President, I spoke to many people. We’re going to work on that very, very hard, and we’re going to do things that are the proper things to do. [...] And 70,000 factories closed since China joined the WTO -- 70,000 factories. So when I used to give that statistic, I used to talk about and I always thought it was a typo. I said, it…