Trump is playing a risk game by weaponizing US economic power with tariffs
There's little doubt the U.S. moves against Beijing will slow Chinese growth and complicate Huawei's ability to expand its impressive hold on global telecom and emerging 5G markets.
Trump's tariff struggles with Mexico and China are only part of what the Economist on its cover this weekend called in a blazing headline, "Weapons of Mass Disruption," printed beside a compelling illustration of a bomb tipped with Trump's face heading earthward with theseThough tariffs on Mexico and China lead the news now, the U.S.
It remains to be seen – in Mexico, China and beyond – how much Trump will gain through his unique willingness to use economic weapons.
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