China Wanted to Negotiate With Trump. Now It’s Arming for Another Trade War.
> On Friday, Beijing matched Trump’s 34% additional tariffs and for the first time it hit all #US products, no exceptions.
> Trump’s response to its retaliation suggested things would only get worse. In a social-media post, Trump wrote, “#CHINA PLAYED IT WRONG, THEY PANICKED—THE ONE THING THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO!” https://archive.fo/2025.04.06-020746/https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-trump-tariff-foreign-policy-6934e493 #TradeWar