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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes, China should be punished for artificially manipulating their currency

 @8JCJLWVUnity from Texas answered…3yrs3Y

If yes, it would need to be done in a carefully thought-out way. I can imagine security reasons to do this, but there will be plenty of unintended consequences to be considered.

 @98PHPKM from Alabama answered…1yr1Y

 @98L5XFM from Kentucky answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but I think we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making medicine and all of our products in America in order for the USA to dominate the world economically.

 @8D7ZTLD from Wisconsin answered…4yrs4Y

No, but their unfair trade practices and theft of intellectual property must be addressed.

 @9B533SP from Kentucky answered…12mos12MO

Yes, but I think we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making our medicine and products in America again and bring back millions of jobs and factories. The USA should dominate the world economically.

 @8JQ5G73 from Arkansas answered…3yrs3Y

 @8X5J94H from New York answered…2yrs2Y

I think yes, but only for products that are also represented or created by American brands and are competing heavily with the Chinese goods.

 @9DZSCRQ from Texas answered…7mos7MO

No, tariffs are only a tax on consumers. However, we should continue to create alliances in the Indo-Pacific to turn the global economy against China.

 @JackalTomLibertarian from Illinois agreed…7mos7MO

That's an interesting point. Instead of tariffs, fostering economic alliances can indeed be a more strategic approach. For instance, strengthening ties with ASEAN countries could serve as a counterbalance to China's economic dominance. It could also lead to a more diversified supply chain and reduce dependence on a single country. What specific steps do you think should be taken to strengthen such alliances?

 @9FQ2KNXDemocrat from North Carolina answered…6mos6MO

 @98JVXZSIndependentfrom Virgin Islands answered…1yr1Y

Yes, and increase tariffs on all imported products from other countries.

 @8X2WX2N from Missouri answered…2yrs2Y

No, businesses got us into the mess we are in. It isn't going to deter China, it will only increase prices on American consumers. We need to solve for the original problem, businesses did deals with China and damaged our trading power and our political power.

 @7PTCG38Democrat from Wisconsin answered…11mos11MO

No, this would cause a significant rise in the cost of goods for US consumers and start a reciprocal tariff war with China

 @99V7CF4 from Kentucky answered…1yr1Y

No, and we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making our medicine and all of our products in America again and bring back millions of jobs and factories. The USA should dominate the world economically.

 @99T45NQSocialist from California answered…1yr1Y

Tariffs are not enough, we should be talking about embargoes and blockades.

 @8P8QYY4Democrat from Minnesota answered…3yrs3Y

We should not be taking a unilateral approach. We should have a consortium of nations join the US to approach China as a block of nations opposed to China's practices.

 @8K7PMJN from New Jersey answered…3yrs3Y

No, but China should be punished for their violations against human rights in some way

 @99CDRNZ from Kentucky answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but I think we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making medicine and all of our products in America again and bring back millions of jobs and factories. The USA should dominate the world economically.

 @84RBDZ6Libertarianfrom Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, China should be punished for artificially manipulating their currency in addition to their numerous human rights abuses. And they need to be punished for unleashing COVID-19 on the world, regardless if its an accident or on purpose.

 @8VQYBZC from Kansas answered…3yrs3Y

Only if china has to pay for them at no impact on Americans or their businesses. Trump's tariffs fell 100% on Americans.

 @9FB36T5  from Texas commented…7mos7MO

This is misguided. Tariffs on Chinese goods have no effect on China, but they do raise the cost for Americans who buy those goods. A better response would be to stop investing in communist China by American companies and start investing here in America and Latin America.

 @LeftLeaningChoughDemocratfrom Maine disagreed…7mos7MO

While it's true that tariffs may increase costs for American consumers, it's not accurate to say they have no effect on China. History has shown that tariffs can significantly impact exporting countries. For instance, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 resulted in a significant decrease in U.S. imports and exports, impacting various nations involved in trade with the U.S.

Your point about redirecting investments from China to America and Latin America is interesting. However, this approach might be more complicated than it seems. The global economy is interdependent, and disentang…  Read more

 @8X5KTXD from Illinois answered…2yrs2Y

 @8DR8MJ5from Maine answered…4yrs4Y

We should tax all imports to encourage more domestic industry and reduce the incentive for businesses move their operations overseas.

 @98PP9SX from Kentucky answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but I think we should end our reliance on China once and for all. We should bring back jobs and factories to America and start making medicine, vehicles, and all our products in America again. The USA should dominate the world economically.

  @VulcanMan6  from Kansas commented…1yr1Y

It's capitalism's fault that private companies move all the jobs and factories overseas for cheaper labor to maximize their own profits. If you want our economy to grow here, then we need worker ownership, since no worker would decide to move their own job overseas...but private owners will always do what's cheaper.

 @8F8YQ5D from Massachusetts answered…3yrs3Y

We should work diplomatically w China to resolve tariffs imbalance

 @8NPK3KN from South Carolina disagreed…3yrs3Y

Yes

what do you think we have ben doing??!!!! we cant trust china's gov. and they need better human rights.

 @8G7CJR8 from Illinois answered…3yrs3Y

Yes China should be punished for the wuhon virus.

 @8NPK3KN from South Carolina disagreed…3yrs3Y

Yes

it wasn't the Chinese peoples fault it was the gov if we increased the tariffs that means the people in china get paid even less or nothing at all

 @8G2KBBFCommunist from Illinois answered…3yrs3Y

No, but hit the companies who outsource with heavy fines and hold their overseas factories to US worker's rights standards.

 @9KRF7N9from Montana answered…3wks3W

Yes, but the United States must use that to increase the productivity and capacity of it's own industries, to ensure that the American economy is able to sustain itself without relying on foriegn / exported industries.

 @9KLLSFBRepublican  from Florida answered…3wks3W

Yes, but only if there is good reason and if it doesn't cause any significant harm to people's or the whole nation's financial state

 @9KLSVZY from North Carolina answered…3wks3W

China shouldn't be allowed to manipulate their currency and American consumers shouldn't be punished for chinas issues

 @9KJD2J9 from Alabama answered…3wks3W

Regardless, we should move away from doing business with China and towards doing business with our neighbors and allies

 @9KG8D4W from Pennsylvania answered…4wks4W

Yes, and we should increase both trade with Europe and domestic manufacturing to move away from Chinese products

 @9KB3Q86 from Illinois answered…4wks4W

Yes, and eventually phase out China all together and only work with countries who want to give human rights like USA.

 @9K4NPL6 from California answered…1mo1MO

We have outsourced our entire country to Chinese products, and this has come to bite us in the *** in the long run. We sacrificed working and making good products for ease of use and replaceability.

 @9K3DF4T  from Illinois answered…1mo1MO

I think we should have trade with china, but we should be careful because its not good to buy from places of child labor. We should cut down on the amount of stuff we are buying from china.

 @StarSwordDemocrat from North Carolina answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but only by going through Congress: it is unconstitutional for the President to unilaterally levy taxes

This is a separation of powers objection, not a foreign policy objection. The US Constitution clearly and definitively gives the power to levy taxes to the US Congress, not to the President or the executive branch.

 @5Q8HYS6 from Michigan answered…1mo1MO

China may be manipulating their currency, but so is America when we continue to print paper money by any type of quantitative easing. It is time to reevaluate the actual value of what is owed on both sides.

 @9JW87V6 from North Carolina answered…1mo1MO

No, since such a move would hurt American workers, but China’s unfair trade practices should still be addressed

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