>>People seem to forget that this is a really just a new tax that's being paid by Americans More expensive items are less likely to be bought, people have choi

>>People seem to forget that this is a really just a new tax that's being paid by Americans More expensive items are less likely to be bought, people have choices, so don't dismiss that so easily. Trump hopes that China caves in and makes concessions, giving better terms to USA companies. Less sales means less jobs in China, less dollars in their forex accts etc etc.