Metro

Bloomy bashes US on China

Mayor Bloomberg — visiting Hong Kong for a global conference — blasted Congress members and blame-happy Americans yesterday, accusing them of looking to pin their problems on China.

American lawmakers know bupkis about the Asian giant — and could set off a trade war, Bloomberg ranted.

“If you look at the US, you look at who we’re electing to Congress, to the Senate — they can’t read,” he said.

“I’ll bet you a bunch of these people don’t have passports. We’re about to start a trade war with China if we’re not careful here, only because nobody knows where China is.”

The mayor’s criticism extended to average Americans, who he said were too quick to blame the Chinese for their own difficulties.

“We’ve got to stop blaming the Chinese and blaming everybody else, and take a look at ourselves,” he said.