Yet the actions the Trump administration has taken have been notable mostly for their lack of either efficacy or strategic coherence. Was it to begin a process of economic disengagement between the United States and China? When China immediately retaliated in July, 2018 – predictably – President Trump followed through on this threat. President Trump was having to pass out billions of dollars of subsidies to farmers to alleviate their hardship. Neither is likely to lead to a quick resolution of the escalating trade conflict between the United States and China.

Source: Forbes May 25, 2019 10:30 UTC