How China can win Trump's trade war

It's simple: Be patient

President Trump drowns in China's influence war
(Image credit: Illustrated | Saul Loeb/Getty Images, danielsbfoto/iStock)

Well that escalated quickly.

Merely a week after America officially slapped tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese exports (with China quickly hitting back by imposing duties on $34 billion of American goods), President Trump has announced taxes on another $200 billion worth of Chinese exports.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.