PolicyEconomyLetters to the EditorPrint articleLetters to the EditorTrump may deal China a major winReaders’ letters on Donald Trump’s tariff threats, US climate policy, a tax overhaul for electric vehicles and Grace Tame.Jan 28, 2025 – 7.13pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginKey PointsWe are always interested to hear your views on current topics.Guidelines for how to write a letter to the editor are here. Please send your letter to edletters@afr.com.auDonald Trump claims the US has one very big power over China: tariffs (“US would now ‘rather not’ slap levies on Xi’s China”). With this assumption, he is thoroughly mistaken. If there is one missing element in China’s economic development, it is that they have never paid enough attention to the low level of their domestic demand.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreLetters to the EditorOpinionElectric vehiclesLatest In EconomyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Policy