Trump closed one of China’s trade loopholes. Now it’s time to finish the job

Published March 28, 2026 7:00am ET



For decades, China has found the loopholes in the U.S.’s economic system and exploited them to the hilt.

This is true in technology, finance, and national security. But nowhere has it been more evident than in how Chinese companies have taken advantage of weaknesses in our trade laws to undermine the United States economically, flooding our borders with cheap goods while undercutting honest businesses. 

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