Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is the author Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy.
US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.
