JoeB131
Diamond Member
Look at the facts before drawing conclusions:
1. China's state subsidized products were being "dumped" into the US hurting US industries.
2. Trump put tariffs on those goods to protect US workers
3. China punished US farmers by buying much less
4. Trump used some of the tariff money to repay US farmers for their loss
The issue is China. It sounds like you are a China First globalist like Biden.
The issue isn't "China" at all. Unlike Japan, which did engage in the behavior of dumping in the 1970's and 1980's, China is not dumping. American corporations made the decision to open factories in China for lower labor costs. They have subsequently moved those factories to India and Vietnam and Malaysia where the labor costs are even cheaper.
Trump tried to punish China for what American corporations, including the Trump Organization, did.
As a result, China decided to not buy our products. Seems reasonably fair. The real problem is, once they've developed those alternative sources for soybeans and pork, it's going to be a lot harder to get back into the Chinese market.