Heritage Foundation’s Pillsbury: I’d Rather Trump Escalate the Tariff War with China than Do Some Agreement They Won’t Honor

LEVIN If these tariffs ░░░░░░░░ in place I mean ░░░░░░░░ are talking about massive ░░░░░░░░ for a period of ░░░░░░░░ what will that do ░░░░░░░░ China s economy PILLSBURY ░░░░░░░░ it depends on what ░░░░░░░░ s trading partners do ░░░░░░░░ on the Chinese consumer ░░░░░░░░ What Xi Jinping has ░░░░░░░░ up to over the ░░░░░░░░ two or three years ░░░░░░░░ saying We have to ░░░░░░░░ inward and have our ░░░░░░░░ people our own rising ░░░░░░░░ class buy our products ░░░░░░░░ to some degree rely ░░░░░░░░ less on the Americans ░░░░░░░░ the European Union That ░░░░░░░░ the thrust of what ░░░░░░░░ Jinping is doing and ░░░░░░░░ think you know why ░░░░░░░░ has been anticipating this ░░░░░░░░ of tariff attack from ░░░░░░░░ Trump When I was ░░░░░░░░ in China about a ░░░░░░░░ ago I got an ░░░░░░░░ of how they re ░░░░░░░░ ready for Trump they ░░░░░░░░ not afraid of him ░░░░░░░░ could outlast him for ░░░░░░░░ or three years and ░░░░░░░░ t believe anything negative ░░░░░░░░ our Chinese economy That ░░░░░░░░ the official Chinese propaganda ░░░░░░░░ Our economy is doing ░░░░░░░░ we ll have a ░░░░░░░░ growth next year You ░░░░░░░░ will be lucky to ░░░░░░░░ 1 5 or 2 ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ double or triple your ░░░░░░░░ growth rate This is ░░░░░░░░ s been coming out ░░░░░░░░ China Now is that ░░░░░░░░ lie Is that bluster ░░░░░░░░ they just not know ░░░░░░░░ is what we will ░░░░░░░░ to find out and ░░░░░░░░ m afraid it s ░░░░░░░░ to be the hard ░░░░░░░░ Just like in President ░░░░░░░░ s first term he ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ the talks going and ░░░░░░░░ documents down in writing ░░░░░░░░ say we will do ░░░░░░░░ we will not do ░░░░░░░░ The final agreement last ░░░░░░░░ time the January 2020 ░░░░░░░░ Mark that was 90 ░░░░░░░░ long with annexes and ░░░░░░░░ of things So I ░░░░░░░░ to see that happen ░░░░░░░░ I d much rather ░░░░░░░░ President Trump escalate and ░░░░░░░░ have a superpower showdown ░░░░░░░░ China and ourselves so ░░░░░░░░ do not get stalled ░░░░░░░░ two or three more ░░░░░░░░ and then have an ░░░░░░░░ that’s not honored.”