Trump's Hardball Strategy Is Forcing China to Fold Like a Paper Tiger

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2025-04-27 04:10:38 UTC

Remember when the liberal media told us Trump's trade war with China would
destroy the American economy? Well, guess who's quietly waving the white
flag now? While the mainstream media is busy chasing its latest Trump
conspiracy theories, China is desperately trying to save face as it backs
down on key tariffs.

In a move that has Beijing's propagandists working overtime to spin,
Chinese officials are quietly rolling back tariffs on American
semiconductors. They're even considering dropping duties on medical
equipment and other vital U.S. exports. Funny how all those dire
predictions about Trump's trade policies destroying American prosperity
turned out to be nothing but hot air from the usual suspects.

China has quietly exempted some semiconductors from tariffs, and is
considering more exclusions for certain US industries as the worlds two
largest economies attempt to navigate a trade war with potentially
devastating effects, according to reports.

Taxes on at least eight classifications of US microchips have been lowered
to zero, a huge drop from Chinas 125% retaliatory tariff on all other US
goods, Caijing, a Chinese financial magazine, reported on Friday.

Though the article was later deleted, two importers confirmed that certain
semiconductors have been spared from the hefty duties, according to The
Washington Post.

Chinese officials are weighing further exemptions on medical equipment and
some industrial chemicals like ethane, sources familiar with the matter
told Bloomberg.

China blinked because it had to. While Democrats were busy wringing their
hands about Trump's "dangerous" trade policies, the former president
understood what the Ivy League economists didn't: China needs us way more
than we need it.

Shark Tank star and famed entrepreneur Kevin OLeary pointed out during
a recent appearance on Fox Business that the United States has tremendous
leverage over China because the United States is the largest market in the
world.

In the public eye, however, China has appeared resistant to de-escalating
heightened trade tensions, claiming that trade talks with the US havent
even started yet after Trump indicated that lower rates on the nation are
in the works. The nation called for the US to revoke all unilateral
tariffs.

Later on Thursday, Trump said that the White House has been meeting with
Chinese officials, claiming there had been a meeting that same morning.

Shares in Asia soared and the yuan erased losses after news of the
potential exemptions circulated.

Its another step toward a de-escalation of the trade war, Kok Hoong
Wong, head of institutional equities sales trading at Maybank Securities
Pte, told Bloomberg.

While most believe its unlikely that US-China tensions will ease quickly,
it would appear the worst may truly be over, he added.

Neither Beijing nor the US want to be the first to blink in the trade war.
But Chinas exemptions indicate the nation is concerned about layoffs and
factory closures slamming their snail-paced economy.

Trump's hardball approach worked. While Biden spent four years cozying up
to Beijing, Trump's tariffs remained like a sword of Damocles over China's
economy. Now it's starting to crack, proving what conservatives have said
all along the only language China's communist leadership understands is
strength.

Here's what the media won't tell you: This isn't just about tariffs. This
battle is about America reasserting its economic dominance and making
China understand that the days of taking advantage of American workers are
over. Period.

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