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Dulfite said:
Here's my take. It will only be temporary, and China cannot win a trade war with the U.S. so they will eventually break and then prices will be lower again and the U.S. will reap the benefits of having done it in the first place by having American made products purchased more because the tarrifs increase the cost of foreign imports and make them less of a steal. We import far more from China than they import from us, so they cannot win this fight. It's just a matter of time.

In that sense, yes but it is more complex than that. When China hit back with their tariffs, they went after key parts of Trump's base, like farmers. There are way they can hit back in a disproportionate way. Also, they hold a lot of US government debt. If push comes to shove, it likely they'll be able tomuse that debt against Trump.