It is becoming clear that President Trump's primary objective in this tariff controversy is to isolate and weaken China.  If you follow the economic chess game, you know Mr. Trump has paused onerous tariffs on all countries except China.  In fact, he raised import duties on the communists to 125 percent.

 

This is definitely economic warfare.

 

China is absolutely a danger to the world. It is amassing a ferocious military using American money to fund it. Each year, the Communist government in Beijing receives $300 billion more in direct trade than the USA does, and China has to sell its stuff in America or its economy will drastically recede.

 

Therefore, President Trump wants a far better trade deal with the Chinese, but Bejing is resistant.  So, the President will eventually make better trade deals with most other nations, hoping to isolate and weaken the Chinese.

 

That's the plan, anyway.  However, danger is present.

 

The totalitarians in Bejing don't really care about their own people.  In that, they emulate Putin.  China and Russia can tolerate far more individual suffering than the USA and Europe. Big advantage.

 

Donald Trump is obviously throwing down here, using economics to weaken potential military enemies.  All Americans should hope the strategy works.

 

But nothing is certain.

 

See you this evening for the No Spin News.