Chinese Regime Only Cares About Preserving Its Grip on Power in US-China Trade Talks

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (1st R), U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (2nd R), and other U.S. officials meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (1st L), Central Bank Governor Yi Gang (2nd L), and other Chinese officials in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Commentary

After U.S. President Donald Trump increased tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 percent, he warned Beijing on May 13 not to take retaliatory measures.

“There will be nobody left in China to do business with. Very bad for China, very good for USA! But China has taken so advantage of the U.S. for so many years, that they are way ahead (Our Presidents did not do the job),” one of Trump’s May 13 trade tweets read. “Therefore, China should not retaliate-will only get worse!”