He is doing so against a March 1 deadline in which the United States has threatened to hit China with far more costly penalties on $200 billion in imports, raising tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent. And he is doing so working for a weakened President Donald Trump, who appears badly to want a “big deal” that will gratify Wall Street investors and reinforce his personal friendship with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Rarely has a U.S. Cabinet-level official been asked to deliver so much in so little time against such long odds.
Trump’s Trade Warrior Takes the Fight to Beijing
Trump’s Trade Warrior Takes the Fight to Beijing
