How Trump’s Tariff Strategy Is Reclaiming US Industry From China

Charts showing reciprocal tariffs that the United States is charging other countries are on display in press briefing room of the White House on April 2, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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As part of the Trump administration’s trade war with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), some Chinese imports now face tariffs of up to 245 percent, a move widely criticized as chaotic but actually central to a deliberate strategy to break China’s grip on U.S. supply chains and secure a better deal for the United States.