U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to assert U.S. dominance—marked by trade tensions and uncertainty—should not be viewed simply by the “chaos” those actions appear to create, says Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, US Tariffs and What’s Next for Canada: Trump’s Strategy Through a Canadian Lens
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to assert U.S. dominance—marked by trade tensions and uncertainty—should not be viewed simply by the “chaos” those actions appear to create, says Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 
President Donald Trump floats the idea of an 80 percent tariff on Chinese goods long term, as the United States and China prepare to kick off their first official trade talks amid the tariff war. Meanwhile, Chinese exports to the United States take a
News Analysis As China maintains a tough stance and uncompromising rhetoric in response to Washington’s tariff hikes, analysts say Beijing is trying to mask its economic troubles and save face. In contrast, they note that the United States—armed with