Fact Check: "Trump: I asked Xi how many wind farms do you have? They don't have a lot. Very few. Wind is tremendously expensive and very ugly. If you want a house inside of a windmill, your house is worth than less half. And you hear noises.

Trump's claim that China has very few wind farms is false, as China leads the world in installed wind capacity, and his statements about wind farms drastically reducing home values and being tremendously expensive are exaggerated or unsupported by evidence.

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The claim involves several components: first, Trump stating he asked Xi how many wind farms China has and that they have very few; second, that wind energy is tremendously expensive and ugly; third, that houses near windmills lose more than half their value; and fourth, complaints about noise from windmills. According to the sources, China actually has the largest installed wind capacity globally, contradicting Trump's assertion that China has very few wind farms.juancole.com

This directly refutes the claim about China's wind farm quantity. Regarding the cost and aesthetics of wind energy, while opinions on appearance are subjective, multiple fact-checks highlight that Trump's characterization of wind energy as tremendously expensive is misleading given the declining costs and growing adoption of wind power.factcheck.org dw.com The claim that houses near windmills lose more than half their value is also not supported by robust evidence; FactCheck.

Org notes claims of a 75% drop in home value are exaggerated.factcheck.org factcheck.org Noise complaints exist but are generally localized and regulated. Overall, Trump's statements mix some subjective opinions with demonstrably false or exaggerated factual claims.

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