White House Responds to China Warning Countries Against Making Deals With US

White House press secretary says that the dozens of countries reaching out to strike a deal with the United States ’speak for themselves.’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt address reporters in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington on April 22, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—In response to reports that the Chinese regime is warning other countries against making deals with the United States that could be detrimental to China, the White House highlighted the importance of the American economy globally.

“The numbers and the sheer number of countries that have reached out to the United States and reached out to this administration to cut good trade deals speak for themselves,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in response to a question from The Epoch Times during the press briefing at the White House on April 22.