American politicians are beating war drums. They forget that bad relations are costly in many ways.

Original Article: "It Hurts to Pay for Strained China-USA Relations"
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Since the Trump administration launched their trade war with China in 2018, “Trump tariffs” have continued to harm not only our international relationships but also the US economy and the pocketbooks of US consumers. Now as global relations with China intensify and we face a national economic downturn, it’s time for the United States to embrace a more cooperative approach to foreign trade and allow free markets to provide a remedy to our economic woes.
Although President Joe Biden has thus far elected to keep these nonsense tariffs in place, in September 2022, the administration announced its request for the United States Trade Representative to analyze the effectiveness of the tariffs prior to making a final decision on removal or more permanent implementation. Hopefully, the consensus to