President Donald Trump’s tariffs will apply to more than 100 trading partners, but the 34% tariff on Chinese goods is especially high. It comes on top of the 20% tariff he already imposed on Beijing in recent months. Marco Werman speaks with David Steinberg, associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins, about the impact of the tariffs on China, what options the manufacturing giant has to respond, and the expected ripple effects across other Asian countries.
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