Tom Cotton on Tariffs: Trump Is Trying to Level the Playing Field with Communist China

GOWDY Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ with us Tariffs are ░░░░░░░░ the conversation but China ░░░░░░░░ not trade fairly even ░░░░░░░░ this current debate So ░░░░░░░░ should our trade approach ░░░░░░░░ with that country COTTON ░░░░░░░░ good evening Trey Thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me on As ░░░░░░░░ happens I ve just ░░░░░░░░ a book about China ░░░░░░░░ no small part about ░░░░░░░░ way they cheated American ░░░░░░░░ and businesses for decades ░░░░░░░░ I argue in 7 ░░░░░░░░ You Can t Say ░░░░░░░░ China China has waged ░░░░░░░░ economic world war especially ░░░░░░░░ the United States going ░░░░░░░░ several decades They subsidize ░░░░░░░░ own companies they give ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of concessions ░░░░░░░░ taxes and land and ░░░░░░░░ often times they own ░░░░░░░░ companies something no American ░░░░░░░░ can compete with fairly ░░░░░░░░ the same time they ░░░░░░░░ our companies they hack ░░░░░░░░ their systems steal their ░░░░░░░░ property they exclude them ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese market they ░░░░░░░░ technology transfers if they ░░░░░░░░ them to the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ So what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ long tried to do ░░░░░░░░ level the playing field ░░░░░░░░ communist China And is ░░░░░░░░ just the tariffs As ░░░░░░░░ say they re also ░░░░░░░░ important policy steps like ░░░░░░░░ the so called de ░░░░░░░░ loophole which allows hundreds ░░░░░░░░ dollars of goods in ░░░░░░░░ orders to come to ░░░░░░░░ United States from China ░░░░░░░░ American businesses evading American ░░░░░░░░ and tariff laws He ░░░░░░░░ that as well So ░░░░░░░░ s just a small ░░░░░░░░ step to making communist ░░░░░░░░ play by the same ░░░░░░░░ that the rest of ░░░░░░░░ civilized world does.”