Shapiro: Tariffs Make Allies “Trade More With China”

“As a general area of policy, we should not be dropping gigantic tariffs, particularly on countries that we are trying to ally against China. Japan is threatened by China. South Korea is threatened by China. We should be trying to draw those people in, not trying to alienate them outward so that they are going to trade more with China. If you wish to box in China, you have to set up a ring of trade fire around China, and that would involve more free trade agreements, not fewer free trade agreements with places like Japan and South Korea.” – Ben Shapiro, on today’s podcast.