List three reasons why the US waged a tariff war against the whole world. by Yi-hung Chiou https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1 NYCU SP 2025 WP 0414 en-us 2025-04-14 04:57:59 UTC 2025-04-24 07:36:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4cd.png 111612021 yicishi4 https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408538353 He wants by raising tariff to cover the debet


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  • Reduce trade deficits.

  • Forced American companies move their factories back to the US.

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    Trade deficits

    Protecting the domestic industries

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    Addressing Trade Deficits.

    Pressuring Other Countries to Change Trade Practices.



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  • to improve the self-sustainability of US economy

  • The US might feel the risk of unfair trade balances with other countries, especially China

  • A tactic for negotiation maybe?

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  • Earn extra money

  • Enhance employment opportunities in America

  • Add more capital while negotiating with others

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    1. Reduce trade deficit

    2. Protect American jobs and industries

    3. Demand fairer trade deals


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  • He wants to take advantage when negotiating with other countries.

  • To protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

  • To reduce the trade deficit from other countries.

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  • Protect Domestic Industry

  • Reduce Trade Deficits

  • Pressure for Fair Trade Practices

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    1. Protecting American Industries


    1. Reducing the Trade Deficit


    1. Addressing Unfair Trade Practices


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  • The US want to reduce trade deficit.

  • The US sought to protect its industries from foreign competition.

  • The US want have negotiation leverage.

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    2) pushing for “fair trade system” (since many countries had taxes against US before)

    3) trying to “shake” China’s economics since it’s the main economic enemy

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  • Encourage Americans to buy american-made goods


    • Donald Trump claims this is to fight illegal immigration and illegal drugs


    • To gain profit from taxes

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    To force manufacturing back to the US.

    To use tariff as bargaining chips.

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  • To win the heart of the labor in America.

  • To bargain for a better deal with other nations.

  • To deglobalize.

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 05:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408541795     113483804 https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408542185 1. Trump could be initiating a premeditated attack on rising economic powers, particularly China, to prevent them from becoming stronger in the future 

    2. Trump also wants a bargaining advantage in various political and economical issues

    3. Protecting domestic industries and American firms.


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  • To force industries come back to US, create more work opportunities to save US unemployment rate

  • To enhance the status in the world, not only military deployment.

  • To stop China threatening US industry , use more strict policy to limit some advancing materials and machine exported to China.

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  • He wants to be the dominant actor throughout the war

  • He doesn’t want China to rank no.2 in the world

  • He want to get the industrial advantage back to China

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 05:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408542257     111950025 https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408542523 He wants the US to be the only country making money. He wants the other countries to fear the US. He wants to show the that he can control the world.

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    2.make a reason for the US and China to talk

    3.make those international firms to move their factories to the US

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    Protecting domestic industries

    Intellectual property and technology issues

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  • Trade Imbalance Reduction

  • Protect Domestic Inductries

  • Leverage for Trade Negotiations

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    2. Suppress China

    3. Enhance the competitiveness of U.S. products

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  • Boost revenue

  • Protect domestic industry

  • Make pressure for others

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 05:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408543690     113613046 yenkaien13 https://padlet.com/nycu2/clp4e2fpgs68lmh1/wish/3408544607 I think US wage the tariff war because

    1.US is trade deficit for very long time

    2.Trumps is more radical than Biden

    3.US want to have more advantage when negotiating.

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    2.He wants to force other countries to declare their official position in whether supporting US or China.

    3.He bought a lot of stocks before announcing this.


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  • Trump wants the manufacturer to go back to the US

  • China is not buying enough American goods

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  • So local production will be cheaper and so it will develop

  • Hence, the US will be more independent

  • To make more money from tariffs

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  • The US wants to urge other countries to come and make a negotiation with it.

  • To protect the US's domestic industry.

  • Trump wants manufacturing jobs to move back into the US.

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    2) To push for negotiations

    3) For US profits and gaining money

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