PORT MORESBY—The United States will not back down from its trade dispute with the Chinese regime, and might even double its tariffs, unless Beijing bows to U.S. demands, Vice President Mike Pence said on Nov. 17.
In a bluntly worded speech at an Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Papua New Guinea, Pence threw down the gauntlet to China on trade and security in the region.
