The U.S.- China trade war is not a trade war in the traditional sense, nor the result of a childish impulse.
The current China "Trade war" is an example of these policies, and of the potential clash between economic and foreign policy objectives.
Early in Trump's administration, when H.R. McMaster was still National Security Advisor, a full review was made of the assumptions underlying America's foreign policies, and a new position was reached on China.
China's naval buildup and construction of bases in the South China Sea is seen as a significant long-term challenge to allies in the region, and to freedom of the seas.
All this means that the "Trade war" with China is very different from the trade wars with Mexico, Canada, the EU, Japan and Korea.
The U.S. is pushing against China for a set of non-negotiable and fundamental principles - freedom of the seas, the ending of cyberespionage, the long-term preeminence of democratic freedoms and Western values over central government control - and is relying on trade and tariffs to support a much broader message.
At the same time, China may be far more fragile than it appears, and the U.S. is also trying to stop short of cracking China's economy - and so wounding the global economy - too severely.
http://www.realclearlife.com/politics/what-donald-trumps-trade-war-with-china-is-really-about/
The current China "Trade war" is an example of these policies, and of the potential clash between economic and foreign policy objectives.
Early in Trump's administration, when H.R. McMaster was still National Security Advisor, a full review was made of the assumptions underlying America's foreign policies, and a new position was reached on China.
China's naval buildup and construction of bases in the South China Sea is seen as a significant long-term challenge to allies in the region, and to freedom of the seas.
All this means that the "Trade war" with China is very different from the trade wars with Mexico, Canada, the EU, Japan and Korea.
The U.S. is pushing against China for a set of non-negotiable and fundamental principles - freedom of the seas, the ending of cyberespionage, the long-term preeminence of democratic freedoms and Western values over central government control - and is relying on trade and tariffs to support a much broader message.
At the same time, China may be far more fragile than it appears, and the U.S. is also trying to stop short of cracking China's economy - and so wounding the global economy - too severely.
http://www.realclearlife.com/politics/what-donald-trumps-trade-war-with-china-is-really-about/
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