Strategic Confrontation With China

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) await the arrival of Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for trade negotiations in Washington on May 10, 2019. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Commentary

In the last few days, President Donald Trump has moved forward with raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese products, as was threatened in a recent presidential tweet. The tariffs were increased to 25 percent from 10 percent.