Pres. Trump probably wants a fair deal more than he wants tariffs.
I’ll take a tariff at this point. I’m so sick of Chinese crap.
“fair deal”
The global trade goal should be global financial balance, not fairness.
China is simply the world’s most cost-efficient manufacturer by a wide margin, probably over 50%. Even a 40% tariff will be shrugged off by China. It would only be “fair” if China dominated world trade. That would not be acceptable, however.
Trade is not a meaningless but entertaining ball game. People in every country need to eat, etc. Save fairness for the ballpark.