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ISRAEL’S WAR HERO AND THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR BEING THE

PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR BEING THE BEST FRIEND ISRAEL HAS EVER HAD.

BEST FRIEND ISRAEL HAS EVER HAD. THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED CHINESE

THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED CHINESE TRADE TENSIONS ON AIR FORCE ONE

TRADE TENSIONS ON AIR FORCE ONE THIS MORNING AS HE WAS HEADED TO

THIS MORNING AS HE WAS HEADED TO ISRAEL.

ISRAEL. WATCH.

WATCH. >> I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE

>> I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE FINE WITH CHINA.

FINE WITH CHINA. I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH

I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT XI.

PRESIDENT XI. HE’S A VERY TOUGH MAN.

HE’S A VERY TOUGH MAN. HE’S A VERY SMART MAN.

HE’S A VERY SMART MAN. HE’S A GREAT LEADER FOR THEIR

HE’S A GREAT LEADER FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. HE’S A GREAT LEADER.

HE’S A GREAT LEADER. AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP

AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.

WITH HIM. I THINK WE’LL GET IT SET.

I THINK WE’LL GET IT SET. MARIA: CHINA REPORTING ITS

MARIA: CHINA REPORTING ITS EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES

EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES PLUMMETED 27% IN SEPTEMBER YEAR

PLUMMETED 27% IN SEPTEMBER YEAR OVER YEAR, SAYING THAT ITS

OVER YEAR, SAYING THAT ITS GLOBAL EXPORTS ARE AT A NEW

GLOBAL EXPORTS ARE AT A NEW HIGH.

HIGH. PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPOSING AN

PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL 100% TARIFF ON

ADDITIONAL 100% TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS WITH NEW CONTROLS

CHINESE GOODS WITH NEW CONTROLS ON CRITICAL SOFTWARE, SET TO

ON CRITICAL SOFTWARE, SET TO TAKE EFFECT NOVEMBER 1st.

TAKE EFFECT NOVEMBER 1st. THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO LAST

THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO LAST WEEK’S NEWS THAT BEIJING

WEEK’S NEWS THAT BEIJING ATHANSED MAJOR NEW EXPORT

ATHANSED MAJOR NEW EXPORT CONTROLS INCLUDING RARE EARTH

CONTROLS INCLUDING RARE EARTH MINERALS CONTROLS AND EXPORT

MINERALS CONTROLS AND EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.

RESTRICTIONS. THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE MOVE

THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE MOVE HOSTILE AND A MORAL DISGRACE.

HOSTILE AND A MORAL DISGRACE. BEIJING VOWED TO RETALIATE IF

BEIJING VOWED TO RETALIATE IF THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT BACK DOWN

THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT BACK DOWN WITH ANY ADDITIONAL TARIFFS BUT

WITH ANY ADDITIONAL TARIFFS BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS QUELLING

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS QUELLING INVESTOR FEARS, SAYING THIS WILL

INVESTOR FEARS, SAYING THIS WILL ALL WORK OUT.

ALL WORK OUT. THE PRESIDENT POSTED DON’T WORRY

THE PRESIDENT POSTED DON’T WORRY ABOUT CHINA, IT WILL ALL BE

ABOUT CHINA, IT WILL ALL BE FINE, HIGHLY RESPECTED PRESIDENT

FINE, HIGHLY RESPECTED PRESIDENT XI JINPING HAD A BAD MOMENT.

XI JINPING HAD A BAD MOMENT. HE DOES NOT WANT DEPRESSION FOR

HE DOES NOT WANT DEPRESSION FOR HIS COUNTRY AND NEITHER DO I.

HIS COUNTRY AND NEITHER DO I. THE USA WANTS TO HELP CHINA, NOT

THE USA WANTS TO HELP CHINA, NOT HURT IT.

HURT IT. I SPOKE WITH VICE PRESIDENT JD

I SPOKE WITH VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE ABOUT IT YESTERDAY ON

VANCE ABOUT IT YESTERDAY ON SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES.

SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES. >> THEY BASICALLY NOT JUST WITH

>> THEY BASICALLY NOT JUST WITH THE UNITED STATES BUT WITH THE

THE UNITED STATES BUT WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD THREATENED TO

ENTIRE WORLD THREATENED TO COMPLETELY CUT OFF TRADE FOR

COMPLETELY CUT OFF TRADE FOR CRITICAL RESOURCES, CRITICAL

CRITICAL RESOURCES, CRITICAL MINERALS, THINGS THAT ALL OF US

MINERALS, THINGS THAT ALL OF US RELY ON AND WHAT THE UNITED

RELY ON AND WHAT THE UNITED STATES HAS IS WE HAVE A LOT OF

STATES HAS IS WE HAVE A LOT OF LEVERAGE.

LEVERAGE. WE ALSO THINK WE CAN HAVE A

WE ALSO THINK WE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA BUT

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA BUT NOT IF THE CHINESE GO DOWN THIS

NOT IF THE CHINESE GO DOWN THIS PATHWAY OF CUTTING OFF THE

PATHWAY OF CUTTING OFF THE ENTIRE WORLD FROM ACCESS TO SOME

ENTIRE WORLD FROM ACCESS TO SOME OF THE GOODS THAT THEY PRODUCE

OF THE GOODS THAT THEY PRODUCE AND THIS REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHY

AND THIS REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHY THE PRESIDENT, IT WAS SO

THE PRESIDENT, IT WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT HE DECLARED A

IMPORTANT THAT HE DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND

NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND IMPLEMENTED THE TARIFFS IN THE

IMPLEMENTED THE TARIFFS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

FIRST PLACE. THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE’S

THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE FACT THEY

REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE FACT THEY HAVE SO MUCH CONTROL OVER

HAVE SO MUCH CONTROL OVER CRITICAL SUPPLY IN THE UNITED

CRITICAL SUPPLY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THAT IS THE

STATES OF AMERICA, THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A NATIONAL

DEFINITION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY BUT UNLESS WE HAVE

EMERGENCY BUT UNLESS WE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS TARIFF AUTHORITY

ACCESS TO THIS TARIFF AUTHORITY IT WILL BE VERY HARD TO

IT WILL BE VERY HARD TO NEGOTIATE WITH CHINA AND IT WILL

NEGOTIATE WITH CHINA AND IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR US TO RESHORE

BE VERY HARD FOR US TO RESHORE SOME OF THESE CRITICAL SUPPLIES

SOME OF THESE CRITICAL SUPPLIES AND GOODS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY

AND GOODS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED FOR OUR OWN ECONOMY.

NEED FOR OUR OWN ECONOMY. MARIA: JOINING ME NOW IS THE

MARIA: JOINING ME NOW IS THE GATESTONE INSTITUTE SENIOR

GATESTONE INSTITUTE SENIOR FELLOW, GORDON CHANG.

FELLOW, GORDON CHANG. GORDON, THINGS ARE CERTAINLY

GORDON, THINGS ARE CERTAINLY DETERIORATING BETWEEN THE U.S.

DETERIORATING BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA.

AND CHINA. WE THINK THE MEETING BETWEEN

WE THINK THE MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND XI JINPING

PRESIDENT TRUMP AND XI JINPING IS ON AT THE END OF THE MONTH

IS ON AT THE END OF THE MONTH BUT WE’RE NOT SURE AFTER THESE

BUT WE’RE NOT SURE AFTER THESE MOST RECENT ISSUES WITH 100%

MOST RECENT ISSUES WITH 100% TARIFF NOW FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP

TARIFF NOW FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP ON CHINA.

ON CHINA. YOUR REACTION?

YOUR REACTION? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE

>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF FRICTION INSIDE

SEEING A LOT OF FRICTION INSIDE THE CHINESE POLITICAL SYSTEM

THE CHINESE POLITICAL SYSTEM WHICH YOU’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

WHICH YOU’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE FEBRUARY.

SINCE FEBRUARY. AND THAT MEANS NOBODY IN BEIJING

AND THAT MEANS NOBODY IN BEIJING IS WILLING TO MAKE SERIOUS

IS WILLING TO MAKE SERIOUS CONCESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES

CONCESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THAT’S POLITICALLY

BECAUSE THAT’S POLITICALLY DANGEROUS.

DANGEROUS. BUT ALSO, THERE’S ANOTHER FACTOR

BUT ALSO, THERE’S ANOTHER FACTOR AND THAT IS XI JINPING AT THIS

AND THAT IS XI JINPING AT THIS MOMENT IS EXTREMELY ARROGANT AND

MOMENT IS EXTREMELY ARROGANT AND I’M NOT SURE THAT HE’S CLEARLY

I’M NOT SURE THAT HE’S CLEARLY IN TOUCH WITH THE ECONOMIC

IN TOUCH WITH THE ECONOMIC REALITIES OF THE RELATIONSHIP

REALITIES OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA AND

BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA AND HE THINKS HE PROBABLY HAS A LOT

HE THINKS HE PROBABLY HAS A LOT MORE BARGAINING POWER THAN HE IN

MORE BARGAINING POWER THAN HE IN FACT HAS.

FACT HAS. AS OUR VICE PRESIDENT SAID, WE

AS OUR VICE PRESIDENT SAID, WE HAVE ENORMOUS LEVERAGE OVER THE

HAVE ENORMOUS LEVERAGE OVER THE CHINESE ECONOMY.

CHINESE ECONOMY. WE’RE THE TRADE DEFICIT COUNTRY.

WE’RE THE TRADE DEFICIT COUNTRY. THAT MEANS WE HOLD MOST OF THE

THAT MEANS WE HOLD MOST OF THE HIGH CARDS IN ALL OF THIS.

HIGH CARDS IN ALL OF THIS. MARIA: YEAH.

MARIA: YEAH. AND I ALSO SPOKE WITH VICE

AND I ALSO SPOKE WITH VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE ABOUT WHAT

PRESIDENT JD VANCE ABOUT WHAT THE U.S. IS GOING TO DO NEXT TO

THE U.S. IS GOING TO DO NEXT TO STOP CHINA’S AGGRESSIVENESS AND

STOP CHINA’S AGGRESSIVENESS AND I MENTIONED ONCE AGAIN ALL THOSE

I MENTIONED ONCE AGAIN ALL THOSE CHINESE COMPANIES WE HAVE HERE

CHINESE COMPANIES WE HAVE HERE IN AMERICA TRADING ON OUR

IN AMERICA TRADING ON OUR EXCHANGES THAT ARE TIED TO THE

EXCHANGES THAT ARE TIED TO THE CHINESE MILITARY.

CHINESE MILITARY. WATCH.

WATCH. YOU DO HAVE ECONOMIC LEVERAGE.

YOU DO HAVE ECONOMIC LEVERAGE. YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF CHINESE

YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF CHINESE COMPANIES TRADED ON U.S.

COMPANIES TRADED ON U.S. EXCHANGES RIGHT NOW.

EXCHANGES RIGHT NOW. MANY OF THOSE ARE TIED TO THE

MANY OF THOSE ARE TIED TO THE CHINESE MILITARY.

CHINESE MILITARY. WOULD YOU SUPPORT YANKING THOSE

WOULD YOU SUPPORT YANKING THOSE COMPANIES OFF OF OUR U.S.

COMPANIES OFF OF OUR U.S. EXCHANGES, AMERICA’S EXCHANGES

EXCHANGES, AMERICA’S EXCHANGES ARE THE DEEPEST, MOST LIQUID

ARE THE DEEPEST, MOST LIQUID CAPITAL MARKETS THEY THE IN THE

CAPITAL MARKETS THEY THE IN THE >> SO MARIA, THE PRESIDENT IS

>> SO MARIA, THE PRESIDENT IS OPEN TO EVERYTHING AND HE’S

OPEN TO EVERYTHING AND HE’S GOING TO PURSUE OBVIOUSLY

GOING TO PURSUE OBVIOUSLY AMERICA’S INTEREST DECISIVELY.

AMERICA’S INTEREST DECISIVELY. THE RARE EARTH MEDICINE

THE RARE EARTH MEDICINE RAILINGS,MINERALS,MAGNETS, SILIC

RAILINGS,MINERALS,MAGNETS, SILIC INVENTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF

INVENTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF MOSHING NOW TAIWAN OFF THE COAST

MOSHING NOW TAIWAN OFF THE COAST OF CHINA MAKES 100% OF THE

OF CHINA MAKES 100% OF THE COMPUTER CHIPS IN THE WORLD

COMPUTER CHIPS IN THE WORLD ECONOMY.

ECONOMY. WE WERE PUT IN THIS POSITION BY

WE WERE PUT IN THIS POSITION BY FAILED LEADERSHIP.

FAILED LEADERSHIP. IT’S A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND

IT’S A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND THE PRESIDENT IS DOING

THE PRESIDENT IS DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO GET US OUT

EVERYTHING HE CAN TO GET US OUT OF THIS MESS.

OF THIS MESS. IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN

IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN EIGHT MONTHS.

EIGHT MONTHS. IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IN SOME

IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IN SOME CASES THROUGH NEGOTIATION, IN

CASES THROUGH NEGOTIATION, IN SOME CASES THROUGH BRINGING CLIT

SOME CASES THROUGH BRINGING CLIT CONSIDERCRITICAL PLYBRING KITE.

CONSIDERCRITICAL PLYBRING KITE. WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT A LOT IN

WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT A LOT IN THE WEEKS TO COME ABOUT WHETHER

THE WEEKS TO COME ABOUT WHETHER CHINA WANTS TO START A TRADE WAR

CHINA WANTS TO START A TRADE WAR WITH US OR WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY

WITH US OR WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO BE REASONABLE.

WANT TO BE REASONABLE. MARIA: GORDON, WE’LL SEE BUT

MARIA: GORDON, WE’LL SEE BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS A LOT AT HIS

THE PRESIDENT HAS A LOT AT HIS DISPOSAL TO ACTUALLY KEEP CHINA

DISPOSAL TO ACTUALLY KEEP CHINA IN LINE BUT I THINK HE’S WALKING

IN LINE BUT I THINK HE’S WALKING A BALANCE HERE BECAUSE KNOWS

A BALANCE HERE BECAUSE KNOWS TODAY WE ARE STILL INCREDIBLY

TODAY WE ARE STILL INCREDIBLY RELIANT ON THE CHINESE SUPPLY

RELIANT ON THE CHINESE SUPPLY CHAIN.

CHAIN. HE DOES NOT WANT TO DISRUPT

HE DOES NOT WANT TO DISRUPT AMERICA SO HE’S WALKING A

AMERICA SO HE’S WALKING A BALANCE HERE BUT HE’S GOT A LOT

BALANCE HERE BUT HE’S GOT A LOT OF HIS DISPOSAL.

OF HIS DISPOSAL. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND WOULD

WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE U.S.

BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE U.S. TO DO TO REACT TO WHAT CHINA HAS

TO DO TO REACT TO WHAT CHINA HAS DONE HERE ON RARE EARTH

DONE HERE ON RARE EARTH MINERALS?

MINERALS? >> WELL, I THINK THE IMPORTANT

>> WELL, I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP

THING IS WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY AND THAT IS

ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY AND THAT IS TO GO FORWARD WITH THOSE

TO GO FORWARD WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL 100% TARIFFS.

ADDITIONAL 100% TARIFFS. THAT BRINGS THE GENERAL TARIFF

THAT BRINGS THE GENERAL TARIFF RATE ON CHAI CHINESE PRODUCTS IN

RATE ON CHAI CHINESE PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. SOMEWHERE ABOUT 155%

THE U.S. SOMEWHERE ABOUT 155% AND THAT ESSENTIALLY CUTS OFF

AND THAT ESSENTIALLY CUTS OFF TRADE.

TRADE. CHINA RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN MORE

CHINA RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN MORE TRADE DEPENDENT, IS MORE TRADE

TRADE DEPENDENT, IS MORE TRADE DEPENDENT THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN

DEPENDENT THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN ITS HISTORY AND XI JINPING KNOWS

ITS HISTORY AND XI JINPING KNOWS THAT BECAUSE HIS ECONOMY’S NOT

THAT BECAUSE HIS ECONOMY’S NOT GROWING AT THE 5.2% PACE THAT

GROWING AT THE 5.2% PACE THAT THEY CLAIM FOR THE SECOND

THEY CLAIM FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.

QUARTER. IT’S MORE LIKE ZERO.

IT’S MORE LIKE ZERO. MAYBE A LITTLE ABOVE, MAYBE A

MAYBE A LITTLE ABOVE, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BELOW BUT THEY NEED

LITTLE BIT BELOW BUT THEY NEED THE U.S. MARKET BECAUSE WE

THE U.S. MARKET BECAUSE WE ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 34% OF GLOBAL

ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 34% OF GLOBAL CONSUMER SPENDING.

CONSUMER SPENDING. AND ALTHOUGH HE CAN DIVERT SOME

AND ALTHOUGH HE CAN DIVERT SOME EXPORTS TO OTHER COUNTRIES, HE

EXPORTS TO OTHER COUNTRIES, HE CAN’T REPLACE US.

CAN’T REPLACE US. SO PRESIDENT TRUMP I THINK HAS

SO PRESIDENT TRUMP I THINK HAS GOTTEN EXACTLY THE RIGHT TACTIC

GOTTEN EXACTLY THE RIGHT TACTIC FOR THIS.

FOR THIS. MARIA: IT’S ALSO INTERESTING TO

MARIA: IT’S ALSO INTERESTING TO SEE THAT CHINA COMES OUT WITH

SEE THAT CHINA COMES OUT WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS RIGHT IN THE

THESE RESTRICTIONS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 20

MIDDLE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 20 POINT PEACE PLAN WHERE WE ARE

POINT PEACE PLAN WHERE WE ARE WATCHING HISTORY UNFOLD RIGHT

WATCHING HISTORY UNFOLD RIGHT NOW.

NOW. YOU’VE GOT JOHN RATCLIFFE AND

YOU’VE GOT JOHN RATCLIFFE AND STEPHEN MILLER AND STEVEN

STEPHEN MILLER AND STEVEN WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER AND

WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER AND IVANKA ALL IN ISRAEL WITH

IVANKA ALL IN ISRAEL WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP RIGHT NOW, PRIME

PRESIDENT TRUMP RIGHT NOW, PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS

MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR THE

THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR THE CEASE FIRE HOSTAGE DEAL AS ALL

CEASE FIRE HOSTAGE DEAL AS ALL OF THE HOSTAGES ARE NOW BACK OUT

OF THE HOSTAGES ARE NOW BACK OUT OF CAPTIVITY AND ABOUT TO

OF CAPTIVITY AND ABOUT TO REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES,

REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GORDON.

GORDON. I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING

I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING THAT CHINA DECIDED TO BUST UP

THAT CHINA DECIDED TO BUST UP ALL OF THE GOOD NEWS WITH THIS

ALL OF THE GOOD NEWS WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trade /treɪd/ A2	noun - the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services verb - to buy and sell goods or services
president /ˈprɛzɪdənt/ A2	noun - the elected head of a country or organization
china /ˈtʃaɪnə/ A1	noun - a country in East Asia
tariff /ˈtærif/ B2	noun - a tax on imports or exports
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ B1	noun - the way two or more people or things are connected
leader /ˈliːdə/ A2	noun - a person in charge of a group or organization
export /ˈɛksˈpɔːrt/ B1	noun - goods sent out of a country for sale verb - to send goods out of a country for sale
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct verb - to have power over something or someone
emergency /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ B1	noun - a serious, unexpected situation requiring immediate action
leverage /ˈlɛvərɪdʒ/ B2	noun - influence or advantage used to achieve something
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ B1	noun - the system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
negotiate /nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt/ B2	verb - to discuss terms in order to reach an agreement
retaliate /rɪˈtælieɪt/ C1	verb - to respond to an attack or insult with a similar action
exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ B1	noun - a place where goods or services are traded, or a mutual giving and receiving
company /ˈkʌmpəni/ A2	noun - a business organization
tactic /ˈtæktɪk/ B2	noun - a method or strategy for achieving a goal
disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/ B2	verb - to interrupt an event, activity, or process in a negative way
arrogant /ˈærəɡənt/ B2	adjective - behaving in a proud way that shows too much importance
meeting /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ A2	noun - an occasion when people come together to discuss or decide something
concession /kənˈsɛʃn/ C1	noun - an act of yielding or giving way to a demand