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A Tariff War or a Real War?

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A Tariff War or a Real War?
Gantry cranes and container ships at the Yantian International Container Terminal in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on April 12, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
Grant Newsham
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What will the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) do now that President Donald Trump has slapped 145 percent tariffs on them?

Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
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Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”