On Trade, China Isn't as Strong as It Looks

On Trade, China Isn't as Strong as It Looks

U.S. tariffs are undermining China's export machine.

POLITICS: Tariffs are working to weaken China’s unfair trade — don’t stop now

Ever since the November truce in the U.S.-China trade war, chaos has receded and a sense of equilibrium has begun to take hold in American trade policy. Business leaders have revised their tariff fears, GDP growth is forecast at a robust 3.5%, tariffs are on track to raise a remarkable $256 billion of additional annual revenue, predictions of runaway inflation and spiraling retaliation have been disproven, and green shoots of increased manufactu…