The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.
American consumers are bearing the weight of the Trump administration’s trade war with China. The question, economists say, is whether or not they’ve noticed yet.
President Donald Trump’s decision to put tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese imports last year shocked the world — but it was nothing new for Trump.
Technology theft and other unfair business practices originating from China are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year, White House officials believe, and they expect that figure to grow.
