UT Austin Professor: US tariffs, threats 'absolutely' set up China for regional trade takeover

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On again, off again tariffs have been one of President Donald Trump's primary tools of international and domestic economic policy, with the stated means of bringing other countries to negotiations and putting tension on the manufacturing sector.The President announced his tariff plan on April 2, placing "reciprocal" tariffs on most U.S. trading partners. That followed other tariffs brought against Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports to the US.Jeremi Suri, a public affairs