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Gordon Chang on Trump’s Tariffs: Is China in Trouble?

As the U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, I’m sitting down with China analyst Gordon Chang.“Jamie Dimon said this: ‘Why don’t you just pick up the phone?’ Well, the reason is we’ve had that attitude for five decades … and look where it’s gotten us. So, if the Chinese want to do something about our tariffs, it’s up to them to pick up the phone,” says Chang.What is the current state of play when it comes to Trump’s tariff strategy? Is it working in America’s favor?“The only way China wins this trade war is if it gets Trump to preemptively surrender,” says Chang. “This is an existential…

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