Trump, who built U.S. trade policy on a lie, leaves Americans hanging with China

While U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies touted last week’s ‘Phase 1’ agreement with China as a victory, most analysts saw it as, at best, a saw-off.

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump sign the U.S.-China Phase 1 Trade Agreement on Jan. 15 at the White House. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

January 22, 2020

OTTAWA—Caught in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war launched by Donald Trump, a California business owner grew increasingly frustrated by the way the U.S. president portrayed the conflict to Americans. “China is paying for the tariffs like Mexico is paying for the wall,” said bumper stick...

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