A Chinese worker at a port in Qingdao, China on July 13, 2017. The Chinese are an obstacle to free trade and President Trump is using risky methods to solve the problem. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Dr. Cheng Xiaonong is a scholar of China’s politics and economy based in New Jersey. Cheng was a policy researcher and aide to the former Party leader Zhao Ziyang, when Zhao was premier. He also served as chief editor of the journal Modern China Studies.