The Chinese have never followed through on any of their commitments.
a congressional estimate in the U.S. placed the cost of Chinese intellectual property infringement at 225–600 billion dollars yearly, [1] and,
a yearslong malicious cyber operation spearheaded by the notorious Chinese state actor, APT 41, siphoned off an estimated trillions in intellectual property theft from approximately 30 multinational companies within the manufacturing, energy and pharmaceutical sectors, [2]perhaps tariffs should be correlated to the % of such theft.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_intellectual_property_infringement_by_China
[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-hackers-took-trillions-in-intellectual-property-from-about-30-multinational-companies/
I hope Trump does unto China that which Reagan/Bush41 did unto the Soviet Union.
Destroy the CCP without firing a shot.
Turn Sun Tzu on the commie Chinks.