“There’s no winner in a trade war, and war is going against the rules of trade, which are based on negotiation, consultation and dialogue. With China’s economy so deeply integrated to the international economy, shutting the door would only block China’s own way.”— Li Keqiang, bloomberg.com
“We're at economic war with China. It’s in all their literature. They’re not shy about saying what they’re doing. One of us is going to be a hegemon in 25 or 30 years and it’s gonna be them if we go down this path. On Korea, they’re just tapping us along. It’s just a sideshow.”— Steve Bannon, prospect.org
“Donald Trump, for 30 years, has singled out China as the biggest single problem we have on the world stage. The elites in this country have got us in a situation, we're at not economic war with China, China is at economic war with us.”— Steve Bannon, cbsnews.com
“I want China to stop appropriating our technology. China is, through forced technology transfer and through stealing our technology, but really forced technology transfer, is cutting out the beating heart of American innovation.”— Steve Bannon, npr.org