I can't say that I really disagree with you from the standpoint of strategy. No matter what any president says including the previous one, you can't close the trade gap with China when your own country no longer makes the products you depend on buying from them. It does make for a great attention grabber to fire up your base but outside of that it's just a stupid, unrealistic thing to say. So poking a nation you depend on for so many of your goods isn't a smart thing to do until you reach the point you no longer depend on them for those goods. But as of now it seems like it's a matter of political gamesmanship on the part of both parties to appear to be tough on China.
Thanks for the suggestion on the search engine. I'll give it a try.
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