In the latest chapter of America’s enduring trade drama with China, Donald Trump has floated an eyebrow-raising figure: eighty percent tariffs on Chinese goods. Posted with trademark bombast on Truth Social, the suggestion is less an economic policy than a warning shot - a symbolic escalation ahead of this weekend’s talks in Switzerland. While markets remained measured, the proposal underscores Trump's enduring belief in the tariff as both cudgel and campaign slogan, a reminder that the trade war may be less resolved than momentarily paused.
