President Trump slammed the “one-sided and unfair” trade deficit between the US and China Thursday morning but placed the blame on past administrations instead of Beijing.

“I don’t blame China,” Trump said during a visit to the country. “Who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for benefit if their citizens? I give China great credit.”

Trump is visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks about China-US relations.

On the campaign trail, Trump regularly blamed China for their unfair trade practices and promised to label the country a currency manipulator “on day one” of his administration.