April 25, 2025

President Donald Trump bet that his 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports would bring Chinese leader Xi Jinping running to cut a deal on trade.

Instead, China responded by hitting back with tariffs of their own, ignoring Trump’s calls to open talks, and launching an international charm campaign to coax other countries to take on the U.S.

It’s a diplomatic fumble rooted in a fundamental miscalculation by Trump, who thought his tactics with Mexico and Canada would work with Beijing.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/25/trumps-xi-trade-war-battle-wins-00309223