Regardless of the President's intent, his tariff increases have been followed be retaliatory tariff increases on the part of China. If he continues to escalate the matter to more and more imports then China will continue to retaliate. That's a trade war.
The end result may be what Trump wants - fairer competition. But getting there will take time. And in the mean time people and businesses will suffer.
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Why do you always buy into the barf-bag talking points?
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>> The end result may be what Trump wants - fairer competition <<
When, in the history of the world, has a trade war ever brought that result?
Nah.... that is the give and take of the negotiations.
It’s a game and the players enjoy the process that will ultimately yield some change