Add to that Most Favored Trading Nation Status and you got the high cost we pay for cheap sneakers Made in China.
Not to discount the sheer awesomeness of Trump's Tweeterz, but 'ordering' American business to cut ties with China didn't do anything but inspire the cult's meme and Facebook status production.
The tariffs mainly screwed American products that were to be sold to China and the taxpayers who had to reimburse farmers for rotting soy beans, corn, and pork, etc, and while that big noise was going on Donny was making a big deal in secret with his nemesis who just so happens to manufacture - still - Trump Inc products.
Meanwhile Ivanka cut at least three deals with China production. and the Kusch made so many with different countries, he had to keep hushed about it later.
If anything, COVID would have provided an assist in curbing Chinese production because that's exactly what happened there, here, and everywhere.
Go with the flow and adapt this new reality into a more permanent solution ny not restarting those assembly lines? Naw, because Mr Cy-nuh Bank Account was gonna do so AFTER the election.
Oh, wait, he didn't.
Maybe in August.