# President setting off a Trade War with China

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-setting-off-a-trade-war-with-china/807299>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 23, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-setting-off-a-trade-war-with-china/807299 "2018-01-23T15:28:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clu-Me-In](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-setting-off-a-trade-war-with-china/807299/1 "2018-01-23T15:28:17Z")

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Will the [30% Tariffs the President just slapped on China](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/business/trump-tariffs-washing-machines-solar-panels.html) cause a Trade War?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-setting-off-a-trade-war-with-china/807299/2 "2018-01-23T15:34:47Z")

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Since this demands speculation, it is not suitable for General Questions. I would move it to Great Debates, but since you’ve just provided a bare link without framing a debate it’s not suitable for that forum either. Therefore I’m closing this.

You are welcome to start a new thread in Great Debates, but please provide your own thoughts on the matter rather than just a simple link.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator