Oh look- the thumbscrew did nothing
Are you asking if Biden or Obama ever negotiated trade with China? Because the answer is a resounding YES.
Go look it up yourself. You said Trump got them to the table and asked if Biden or Obama did that. The answer is yes.
The Trump administration? Yeah, they do
The joke is that Trump gets his ass handed to him each time he tries to negotiate
Still doesn’t answer the question. First off, your chart quits at 2015. Secondly, a trade imbalance isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You, like Navarro and Trump, appear to think we need a trade surplus in every country, reflecting a serious misunderstanding of basic international trade. You’ve already shown you don’t have the ability to think beyond leverage and one side winning. Even if we run a deficit, it can benefit the US. Historically, the US gets cheaper goods and the other country reinvests in the US markets. If every country aimed for a surplus, global trade would collapse. Surplus countries tend to be export-heavy, savings driven and invest heavily in manufacturing. Deficit countries, like the US, often have strong consumer demand, strong currencies and serve as capital exporters and innovation hubs.
Trump took office in 2016 lol. All I’m aiming to show is his predecessors
Weird when you mentioned Biden.