According to a report, trade deficit with China has actually caused the evaporation or displacement of a total of 2.8 million jobs over the last ten years.

As trade with China rose, so did the increase in cheaply manufactured goods, something that led to a hike in imports from China and increased consumer spending on Chinese-made goods.

Proponents of China’s entry into the WTO frequently claimed that it would create jobs in the United States, increase U.S. exports, and improve the trade deficit with China[…]However, as a result of China’s currency manipulation and other trade distorting practices[...]the envisioned flow of U.S. exports to China did not occur