President Donald Trump is wholly justified for taking on China’s unfair trading schemes and economic imperialism. But like any war, it will not be pain-free.

In response to Trump’s new 20% tariff on imports from China, the People’s Republic has imposed retaliatory tariffs on American farm products, blacklisted 15 U.S. companies, and completely cut off lumber imports.

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