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I think it’s just fine. Remembering that it didn't begin yesterday.In fact it’s perhaps one of the worlds interesting relationships between a socialist progressive democratic immigrant nation and a single-party state led mono-ethnic defined superpower.The sentence alludes to the complicated nature of the relationship.Premier Li Keqiang sums it up well, on his most recent visit and upon arriving"We flew across the clouds. There was lightning but we kept flying and that is the same as China-Australia relations, It will keep moving forward and forward and forward."Both the Chinese side and the Australian side are intelligent enough to understand that we have deep philosophical differences that will inevitably lead to conflicting interests, and we will have such conflict, but agree to manage that while working with a focus on the areas where we do have so many positive outcomes.The conflict is worth managing because the mutual benefits are so high.President Xi, putting it in these termsThere is an Australian saying, 'Keep your eyes on the sun and you will not see the shadows.' China and Australia differ in history, culture, social system and stage of development, so it is natural for us to have disagreements on some issues. What is important is that we keep to the right direction of bilateral relations, talk to each other candidly, seek common ground despite our differences and meet each other halfway. We should respect each other's core interests and major concerns and appropriately handle our differences. As long as we have our long-term and larger interests in mind, increase positive factors and remove obstacles, we will certainly forge a closer and more dynamic comprehensive strategic partnership between us.So, is it just political rhetoric, or is reflected in reality? I think it’s easy to see that it is very much reality. The co-developments, collaborations, co-investment, partnerships, are too numerous to mention and have scale and benefit that is far to hard to walk away from.Those relationships have been formed in the areas of governance, legal systems, arts and culture, agriculture, resources, finance, education, science and more.Some recent examplesUNSW partners with China on $100 million innovation precinct - now involving some 29 Chinese companies including Huawei. A small thing, but actually what comes out of it could be interesting.Australia-China collaboration in Antarctica a shining example of great relationship The Australia China Antarctic partnership is it’s 30th year and is about to grow.Collaboration between the CSIRO and CAS is in it’s 43rd year. Sitting on top of the FAST telescope in Guizhou is the Australian made 19 beam receiver.There are too many things to mention, including massive ongoing partnerships in mining and agriculture that will see large chunks of Australian land dedicated to producing beef, sugar and wheat for the Chinese market, plus continuing coal, iron ore and gas partnerships.Australia has long been an education provider to China, and that relationship is in transition.With Chinese universities reaching world class standard, and questions about the outcome of some Chinese students in Australia (longer story), partnerships between Chinese and Australian unis could be the new area of growth. Where students may hold their degree with a Chinese university but spend some time OS at an Australian university (and vice versa with Australian students), hopefully producing better students. Australian unis are increasingly setting up campuses and research collaborations within China also.It goes on and on. So, my point is, it’s really about choosing what you want to focus on, a narrow view, or the depth and long term nature of things.Another consideration is Australian history and Chinese immigration to the nation. Australian Chinese are profound contributors to the country. I urge to at least skim through a previous post which goes into more detail about that bond Why is Australia so hostile to China? To save you the clickthrough I will repost some highlights here.A Brief Timeline of Australian Chinese history1829 – Fifty-five Chinese migrated to Australia.1848 – On 2nd October the ship Nimrod arrived from Xiamen with 120 Chinese followed by another ship, the Phillip Laing with 123 Chinese aboard.1851 – 393 Chinese arrived at Hobart. 225 Chinese arrived at Moreton Bay. A person of note at this time is Louis Ah Mouy who sent a letter to his hometown explaining of the gold that was being found in Victoria. 50000 Chinese arrived in China between 1851–56 to work in the goldfields predominantly in Bendigo and Ballarat. Louis Ah Mouy became a prosperous gold merchant.1855 – with the end of the gold rush came policies that restricted immigration into Victoria, fuelled by locals unhappy that dwindling reserves of gold were going to foreigners, fuelled political by fears of rebellion stemming from the belief that many of the Chinese were of that nature coming from an area of China that had seen riots against the Qing empire and the so on. Post the Eureka Stockade Chinese arriving into Victorian ports were required to pay ten pound entry tax.1855 – Chinese arrived through the port of Adelaide to avoid the restrictions in Victoria, and followed overland routes, in the hope of riches, to the Goldfields of Victoria.1856 to 1889 – Over 61,000 Chinese came to NSW. They also helped build key infrastructure inc the Great Northern Railway (Sydney to Brisbane) and the international telegraph line at Darwin, NT.1877 – there were 20,000 Chinese living at Palmer River who had followed the news of a gold rush in Queensland, outnumbering European settlers. Challenged by native tribes they stayed on mining the region. Post the mining rush many Chinese helped to develop the Banana trade. The Chinese became dominant in the banana trade, wholesale and retail on the eastern seaboard. Interestingly, profits from this trade were sent home to develop department stores (Wing On) in Hong Kong, Guangzhou (Canton), and Shanghai.1880s – end of the gold rush and many Chinese stayed in Australia and took jobs as chefs, working on farms, paddle boats, as cabinet makers and so on. Many becoming highly successful merchants and business owners.1898 – the Tung Wah Newspaper rolls of the printers. Distributed nationally it was apparently a hot platform for the discussion of the future of China, with Chinese Australians being pro-Qing and others being pro Sun Yat Sen.1901 – Introduction of policies barring non-Europeans immigrating to Australia was a hideous time for Chinese Australians. Policy born out of fear, ignorance, and rising nationalism, yet it was perhaps one of the catalysts for Federation. The awkward and ignorant stumbling of the coming together of a new nation that had not yet formed values or beliefs, nor understood that it was to be a nation of nations. These policies were instituted by the states and later federally where subsequently removed from 1949 to 1973. In 1975 the Racial Discrimination Act was passed, as the name implies, making racial discrimination unlawful.1901 – Federation – Australia becomes a nation. The Chinese community paraded two dragons through the streets of Melbourne in joint celebrations.1902 – the Chinese Times rolls off the presses in opposition to the pro-Qing stance of the Tung Wah Newspaper.1911 – the Young China League was formed by Lew Goot-Chee and Wong Yue-Kung and created the National Patriotic Fund which sent money back to China to support Dr Sun Yat-Sen.1912 – There were pro-Qing flag parades held by Chinese conservatives who were dismayed at the demise of the imperial regime and celebrations were held by pro-KMT along with the removal of the dragon flag was replaced with the 12-pointed star flag at the Chinese Australian Consulate.1913 – A thank you letter is sent from the Finance Minister of the Republic to Chinese Australians for their support. That letter is on display at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo Victoria.1914 – 198 Chinese men enlist with the Australian Imperial Force and fight in the Great War. Notable was Billy Sing who became Australian hero for his ability with a rifle.1921 – China World’s News rolls off the presses1937 – Jiang Jieshi sent a letter to the Chinese in Australia, appealing for their support against the Japanese invasion. Fundraisers were held across the country. Immigration numbers of Chinese to Australia increased as refugees escaping invasion from Japanese forces.1939 -1945 – WWII saw many Chinese Australians involved and making vital contributions in the war effort.1943 – Bank of China is issued a banking license and opens its first branch in Sydney.1951 – the Australia China Friendship Society was established in Melbourne and Sydney founded by Arthur Locke Chang. He advocated for peaceful international co-existence in the troubled times of capitalism vs communism.1951 – the Columbo Plan. 300M was donated to aid in the education of Asian students in Australia. It’s important to note this as up until this point immigrants from China had been mostly from southern areas.1956 – Melbourne Olympics. An Australian born Chinese proposed the idea of marching without national flags at the closing ceremony to symbolise international togetherness in what were troubled times internationally, he was later presented a medal even though he did not compete. A Chinese team from Taiwan took part in the Melbourne Olympics.1970 – James Lew, a 101-year-old Chinese elder brought Sun Loong, the longest imperial dragon in the world, to life by dotting his eyes with chicken blood. Sun Loong lives at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo Victoria.1972 – Diplomatic relations were established between Australia and the People’s Republic of China.1973 – the Australian Chinese Community Association (ACCA) was formed1976 – the Australia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry was formed1978 – The Australian-China Council was formed1982 – William Liu was awarded an OBE his efforts in Sino-Australian relations, and also receiving high praise from then premier of China, Zhao Ziyang.1982 – Sing Tao Daily rolls of the presses1983 – Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang visits Australia1984 – Alec Fong Lim is elected Lord Mayor of Darwin1984 – the Australian Chinese Forum was founded1986 – Australia begins accepting Chinese students for tertiary1988 – Helen Sham won a seat in the Legislative Council of New South Wales.1988 – The Chinese Garden of Friendship is opened at Darling Harbour, Sydney. It was designed by Sydney’s sister city, Guangzhou.1989 – After the events of Tiananmen Square, Australia allowed 42,000 Chinese students to settle in Australia permanently. (note that some claim that figure to be 20,000)1990 – During this decade trade with China begins its first boom1993 – The Pacific Times rolls off the presses1993 – The Queensland Asian Business Weekly rolls off the presses1995 – Chinese Sydney Weekly rolls off the presses1997 – 100,000 Chinese immigrate to Australia post the British handover of Hong Kong.2003 – Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Australia and addresses Australian Parliament - transcript here: Full text: Hu's speech2006 – Wen Jiabao visits Australia2006 – Vision Times rolls off the presses2007 – Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Australia2008 – The University of Sydney Confucius Institute opens. The Chinese Government opens another 9 Confucius Institutes in Australian Universities and also within the NSW Education Department.2009 – Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang visits Australia2009 – China and Australia sign a deal on the Gorgon field which ensures China a steady supply of LPG fuel for the next 20 years2011 – Chinese becomes the second most widely spoken language in Australia overtaking Italian and Greek.2014 – Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Australia and addresses the federal parliament2015 – China-Australia Free Trade Agreement was signed2016 – At the 2016 census, 5.6% of the Australian population have Chinese ancestry. 596,711 persons declared that they spoke Mandarin at home followed by Cantonese at 280,943. Other popular dialects were Hokkien and Hakka. The most popular city for mainland Chinese was Sydney followed by Melbourne.2017 – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Australia2017 – December 21 the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and AustraliaThis timeline comes from a recent article I wrote for WTC here http://welcometochina.com.au/cel...What I didn’t touch on to a great extent was the political connections which run quite deep since Gough Whitlam, then Prime Minister, and his first visit to China in 3rd July 1971 and the meeting with Zhou Enlai. Interestingly, but unknown to many, he preceded Henry Kissinger's visit.Long before any other nation, Whitlam was one of the first to recognise the People’s Republic of China, and to voice support for its entry into the United Nations, when he stated publicly on the, 12 August 1954, “It is about time that, like the United Kingdom and France, we recognised the communist government of China”.The People’s Republic of China was officially recognised by Australia in December 1972.During the Hawke Government era trade relations boomed. In 1983 Zhou Ziyang visited Australia, and in 1984 Bob Hawke visited China. That relationship led to the integration of China’s and Australia's Steel and Iron Ore industries. It also led to innumerable Joint Working Groups and Memorandums of Understanding on technology transfer, science and technical cooperation, geological sciences and participating in China’s legal reform via exchanges between the two countries legal departments. The CAP (China Action Plan) was initiated which including setting up trade offices in Sydney and Melbourne to facilitate the development of Chinese trade into Australia and Internationally.On the 16 June 1989, Prime Minister Hawke made an emotional and tearful address to the Australian nation post the events of Tiananmen. In his address, without consultation, he offered all Chinese students in Australia extended visas, work rights, and financial assistance. In the end that led to the granting of 42,000 permanent visas.During the Howard Government years, and for the most part continuing through to the present, trade has continued to flourish along with intergovernmental working groups and collaborations.Understanding Australian ChineseYou can see from the above, the different waves of Chinese migration, we Chinese that are 2nd/3rd generation Australians, many 1st generation, and many, many new migrants.So we have a broad range of Chinese beliefs, pre-mao, revolution refugees, economic refugees, student refugees, and now middle class and elites that could be pro-CCP, anti-CCP, neutral, or other. Mix that up with Malaysians, Taiwanese, Hong Kongese, Cambodian, Indian, and a large Vietnamese community. That’s just part of the diversity we embrace.Australia’s only position is none, we enshrine the right to free speech, freedom of thought, and individual rights.Now, if a particular country decided that it wanted to shape the view of that diaspora, through complete ownership of local Chinese language media, various groups acting as one thing yet undercover being propaganda outlets that are disrupting the harmony and stymieing debate, you guess, it’s going to get a sharp rebuke.In a country that prides itself on diversity, open expression, and wide ranging views, do you seriously think it was going to fly? Not so well.No so oddly, to me at least, that rebuke didn’t come from the Australian community, it came from the Australian Chinese community.And without a second thought, the Australian community stood shoulder to shoulder with Australian Chinese community.So to your question What is your opinion on Australia and China's relationship currently?Yes, lots of barking and lots of conflict ahead, but, understand the nature and character of the thing, and you will see that long term it’s just fine. It’s going the same way it’s been going for the past few decades or more.

I created this document during May - June 2020. Not included is the most recent agreement between Israel and UAE to now include The Sudan and as of last week Morocco. Even Saudi Arabia is allowing some ELAL aircraft to fly over Saudi Airspace. The Remarkable Accomplishments by an Exceptional President  My Tribute to President TRUMP  Information from various sources compiled by: Michael K. Leader  © Original Text by Michael Leader   *President TRUMP on June 16, 2020 signed the Executive Order Safe Policing for Safe Communities. This order directs federal funds to those police departments that meet credentialing standards on the use of force in the end result to eliminate police brutality. *On January 31, 2020 President TRUMP acted swiftly to terminate all flights into the United States originating from China due to the outbreak of the CCP Wuhan Chinese Virus, commonly referred to as COVID-19. Trump Declares Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency And Restricts Travel into the United States From China* Influenced NATO signatories to commence paying their portion of protection that had been either underpaid or not paid for many years. "All NATO Nations must meet their 2% commitment, and that must ultimately go to 4%!" President TRUMP said. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in late November said that defense spending across European allies and Canada increased in real terms by 4.6% in 2019.   *Under President TUMP, The United States Space Force was established on December 20, 2019. Developing nations such as China have created space agencies and programs. Acting as a deterrent, the USSF was created to maintain American security in space, to protect our space satellites and communications systems. China, Iran, Pakistan, North Korea each pose a developing threat in advanced weapons of war to include outer space.    *The President initiated and signed into law the TRACED Act. The law increases fines up to $ 10,000 on spammy robocalls and requiring phone service providers to begin authenticating calls across networks.   * Legislation: Right to Try Act 2018 Terminally ill patients now able to gain access to unapproved medications still in development.   *Supports student demonstrators in Hong Kong against Beijing’s enforcement of National Security Law. President TRUMP enacts the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. HK demonstrators carry the American flag and sing the American Anthem in the streets in appreciation of US support.     *China to boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion over the next two years, including $77.7 billion for manufactured goods and $32 billion for agricultural products.     *President TRUMP supports law and order throughout the country.    * President Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign is crippling Iran. Iran’s economy is in free fall, inflation is spiraling and the regime has been forced to eliminate funding for Iran’s terrorist proxies. All affected are: Hezbollah and Hamas, the Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Iranian people are engaged in the largest popular uprising since the revolution in 1979.   * His tariff threats forced Mexico to crack down on illegal immigration. Mexican government has placed military support on the border to curtail illegal cross border crossings.   *President Trump ordered the highly risky operation that successfully killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.     * Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from corporations that are increasing entry-level pay.   * Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land. https://www.newsweek.com/wilderness-protection-bill-donald-trump-sign-environment-largest-death-valley-1361412   * Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean. https://oceanconservancy.org/news/statement-save-seas-act-2-0-dives-deeper-u-s-global-interventions-fight-ocean-plastic-pollution/   * He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/health/drug-prices-imports-canada.html   * Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/11/15/trump-administration-announces-historic-price-transparency-and-lower-healthcare-costs-for-all-americans.html  When signing that bill he said no American should be blindsided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance. Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept.   * He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.   * VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far.   * Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life.   * Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years. What’s the main argument in support of Trump’s slight pay increase and retirement benefit changes?Chris Edwards, an economist at the libertarian Cato Institute, says a 1% raise is reasonable considering many federal workers get wage bumps as they periodically rise through 10 steps, as well as across-the-board raises. He also says the modest increase makes sense in light of the disparity in benefits between federal and private-sector workers.* Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers.   * Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years.   * All-time record retail sales during the 2019 holidays.   * Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying health insurance to get a better price. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/politics/association-health-plans-ruling/index.html   * President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1318/text   * In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society. The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes. The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of non-violent crimes. Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans. The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/first-step-act-promised-widespread-reform-what-has-criminal-justice-n1079771   * Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%. https://apnews.com/c4834e48841d97c5a93312b1bf75302a   * Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs. https://www.asumag.com/facilities-management/business-finance/article/20856170/department-of-education-forgives-322-million-in-loans-to-historically-black-colleges   * New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago.   * Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.   * Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments. https://www.abccolumbia.com/2019/10/25/president-donald-trump-receives-bipartisan-justice-award-in-columbia/   * The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment. https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-09-10/poverty-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-since-2001-census-bureau-says   * Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.   * President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.   * Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure. https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-announces-investments-improve-water-and-wastewater-infrastructure-rural   * Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all time high.   * More than 7 million jobs created since election. Factcheck.org https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/trumps-numbers-january-2020-update/   * More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-45827430   * More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2019/02/01/manufacturers-added-6-times-more-jobs-under-trump-than-under-obamas-last-2-years/#32a8fcf95635   * Trump appointed 5 openly gay ambassadors.   * Trump ordered Ric Grenell, his openly gay ambassador to Germany, to lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe.   * Through Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-recognizes-human-trafficking-prevention-month-and-announces-update-efforts   * In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet’s leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-made-priority-combat-heinous-crime-human-trafficking/   * Trump’s OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking.   * Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking.   * Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators and give victims the help they need.   * The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases.   * Trump’s DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims – serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.   * The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping victims get resources and support.   * President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code.   * The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million.   * The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promote school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education.   * Under his leadership ISIS has lost most of their territory and been largely dismantled.   * ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed.   * Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs.   * Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers.   * Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith.   * Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism.   * President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions.   * Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens.   * Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea.   * Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe.   * Withdrew the U.S. from the job killing TPP deal.   * Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnam.       * Okay’d up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade retaliation.   * Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including those Obama could not get freed.   * Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades.   * Trump secured Billions (from military budget, outsmarting both the Democrats and Judges attempting to block building the wall. Previous Democrat presidents supported a wall) that will fund the building of a wall at our southern border.   * The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment.   * Trump’s DOJ and the Board Of Prisons launched a new “Ready to Work Initiative” to help connect employers directly with former prisoners.   * President Trump’s historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country.   * 8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones.   * Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term private capital investment in economically distressed communities across the country.   * Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common Core.   * Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law.   * Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide.👀👀   * Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed.   * Manufacturing jobs are growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years.   * Stock Market has reached record highs.   * Median household income has hit highest level ever recorded.   * African-American unemployment is at an all time low.   * Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all time low.   * Asian-American unemployment is at an all time low.   * Women’s unemployment rate is at a 65-year low.   * Youth unemployment is at a 50-year low.   * We have the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded.   * The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans.   * 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future— the highest ever.   * As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.   * Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses.   * Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who don’t have children to work or look for work if they’re on welfare.   * Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history.   * Reformed Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors 100’s of millions of $$$ this year alone.   * Signed Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try experimental treatment that wasn’t allowed before.   * Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic.   * Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care.👀👀   * U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high so we are less dependent on oil from the Middle East.   * The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.   * NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure campaign.   * Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the largest reduction in Carbon emissions.   * Has his circuit court judge nominees being confirmed faster than any other new administration.   * Had his Supreme Court Justice’s Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed.   * Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.   * Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase jobs here and $$$ coming in.   * Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports.   * Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices, has agreed to a Part One trade deal with China.   * Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline. * Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatments.   * The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it.   * It also created a new tax credit for other dependents.   * In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of $8.1 billion to States to fund child care for low-income families.   * The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for child care.   * In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families.   * In 2019 President Trump signed into law two funding packages providing nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding EVER.   * US stock market continually hits all-time record highs. With the exception of a temporary interruption due to the CCP Wuhan Chinese Virus outbreak.....that China covered up.   * Because so many people asked for a document with all of this listed in one place, here it is. Print this out for family, friends, neighbors, etc. I encourage you to drop this list off to voters before the 2020 election too!   *Trump did all of this while fighting flagrant abuse and impeachment charges.   ——-please explain to me why you have a problem with OUR president?  Because he has misspoken a few times?  Tell me when you find a perfect person, please....I’ll wait! I’ll tell you why, because the media has skewed him in such a negative light and unfairly report his accomplishments to undermined those achievements!  Why? Because the media is complicit in every single thing this man is trying to undo!