Despite a protracteddeflationaryslump, theCCPhaverefusedtoheedtheadviceoftheIMFandotherstospendtheirwayoutofthecurrentcrisisandboostdomesticdemand, forfearofre-inflatingtheirvariousbubbles.
However, becauseChinarespondedwithitsowntariffs, andtheUSbeganimportingdifferentgoodsfromChinathantheonesthatTrumphadimposedtariffson, theoveralltradedeficitdidn't changethatmuch.
Whileitfell a bitin 2023, it's risenbynearly 5% sofarthisyear, comparedtothesameperiodlastyear, andChina's overalltradesurplusisduetoreach a record $953 billionthisyear.
HewantstoexpandonBiden's so-calledstrategictariffs, includingapparently a 200% tariffonChineseelectricvehicles, aswellas a flattariffonallChinesegoods.
Forcontext, Chinaiscurrentlystrugglingthrough a long-runningeconomiccrisis, characterisedbyweakdomesticdemandandlowconsumerconfidence.
中国は現在、内需の低迷と消費マインドの低下を特徴とする長期にわたる経済危機に苦しんでいる。
Tomakeupforthisweakdomesticdemand, theChineseeconomyhashadtorelymoreandmoreonforeigndemand, i.e. exports, whichiswhytheirtradesurplusiscurrentlysurging.
Thesecond, however, isthattheCCPareessentiallysavinguptheirfiscalfirepowerforwhenTrumpactuallyimposeshistariffs, sothattheycanimmediatelyjolttheeconomyoutofanyTrump-inducedslump.