{"id":2421963,"date":"2025-04-10T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-we-finally-know-trumps-4d-tariff-chess-plan-how-it-will-crush-chinas-head-and-already-brought-europe-to-its-knees\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:00:32","slug":"revealed-we-finally-know-trumps-4d-tariff-chess-plan-how-it-will-crush-chinas-head-and-already-brought-europe-to-its-knees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-we-finally-know-trumps-4d-tariff-chess-plan-how-it-will-crush-chinas-head-and-already-brought-europe-to-its-knees\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: We Finally Know Trump&#8217;s 4D Tariff Chess Plan, How It Will Crush China&#8217;s Head and Already Brought Europe to Its Knees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frevealed-we-finally-know-trumps-4d-tariff-chess-plan-how-it-will-crush-chinas-head-and-already-brought-europe-to-its-knees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent pause in &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump during negotiations with other world leaders. It points out that this situation is being interpreted as Trump &#8220;blinking&#8221; or backing down,a view supported by various media outlets. While many countries benefited from the pause, China did not, as they maintained high tariffs on U.S. goods. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that trump set a strategic trap for China,leading to a favorable outcome for the U.S. markets, and emphasized the need for the U.S. to cooperate with allies who did not retaliate. The article further features perspectives from business figures like Kevin O&#8217;Leary, who criticized China&#8217;s trade practices and supported tougher tariffs. it frames Trump&#8217;s decisions as part of a larger strategy to reshape global trade dynamics and reinforce the idea that those aligning with China may be making a strategic mistake.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If one narrative has emerged from the 90-day pause in &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs while the U.S. president negotiates with other heads of state, it&rsquo;s this: Donald Trump blinked.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this view was so common that the headlines were pretty much the same. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/why-trump-blinked-on-tariffs-b588aea8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>: &ldquo;Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/407831\/trump-tariffs-90-day-pause-cave-walkback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vox<\/a>: &ldquo;Why Trump blinked.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/newsletters\/archive\/2025\/04\/trump-tariffs-pause-america-china-trade\/682378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a>: &ldquo;Trump Blinked.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The titles &mdash; as you might imagine by the roster of publications that printed them &mdash; got successively shorter as the pieces got less nuanced. For Thursday morning, I&rsquo;m sure HuffPost will run a piece called &ldquo;Trumpblinked&rdquo; where the article text is simply, &ldquo;Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah! Nyahnyahnyah! Trumpblinked!&rdquo; (Whatever content creator bills for writing that one, do note that I respect your grift. No shame in the game.)<\/p>\n<p>And, to be fair, Trump &ldquo;blinking&rdquo; is a good, if somewhat simplistic, shorthand way to understand the events of Wednesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stock market bounced back<\/a>, most countries saw tariffs paused while new deals started to be negotiated, and it was status quo ante.<\/p>\n<p>However, the key to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biggest-1-day-stock-gain-dow-jones-history-trumps-4d-chess-pays-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">understanding why blinking is overly simplistic<\/a> is that, while <em>most<\/em> countries saw their tariffs negated for the time being, not&nbsp;<em>all <\/em>countries did &mdash; and, very specifically, China did not.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Both China and the United States have engaged in escalating tariffs over the past week, with Beijing raising its tariffs on U.S. goods to 84 percent while Washington reciprocated with a 125 percent tariff on Chinese goods on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable,&rdquo; Trump said on  in a post announcing the pause.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">( <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> &ndash;  Post )<br \/> ( Donald J. Trump &ndash; Apr 09, 2025, 1:18 PM ET )<\/p>\n<p>Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World&rsquo;s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Jikp9cqpy\">pic.twitter.com\/9Jikp9cqpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump &#127482;&#127480; TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TruthTrumpPosts\/status\/1910020628410945729?\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had hinted at this in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/04\/08\/treasury-secretary-bessent-says-chinas-escalation-was-big-mistake-country-playing-with-losing-hand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> days earlier, noting that retaliatory tariffs weren&rsquo;t going to work in Beijing&rsquo;s favor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us? We export one-fifth to them of what they export to us, so that is a losing hand for them,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you are going to see some very large countries with large trade deficits come forward very quickly,&rdquo; Bessent added. &ldquo;If they come to the table with solid proposals, I think we can end up with some good deals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In remarks from the White House shortly after the pause was announced, Bessent noted that &ldquo;this was driven by the president&rsquo;s strategy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You might even say that he goaded China into a bad position,&rdquo; Bessent said. &ldquo;They responded, and they have shown themselves to the world&rdquo; that they were the bad actor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are willing to cooperate with our allies and with our trading partners who did not retaliate,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/treasury-nominee-scott-bessent-leaves-dem-senator-stammering-gave-office-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bessent<\/a> added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t a hard message: Don&rsquo;t retaliate, things will turn out well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Scott Bessent says Trump didn&rsquo;t just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biggest-1-day-stock-gain-in-dow-jones-history-after-trumps-4d-chess-pays-off\/\" title=\"Biggest 1-Day Stock Gain in Dow Jones History After ...&#039;s ... Pays Off\">raise tariffs&#038;mdash<\/a>;he set a trap, and China walked right into it.<\/p>\n<p>This is what 4D chess looks like.<\/p>\n<p>Markets are rebounding after President Trump slapped a 125% tariff on Chinese imports while giving a 90-day pause to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>The&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M9KMreyWeG\">pic.twitter.com\/M9KMreyWeG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Vigilant Fox &#129418; (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1910032996935102601?\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bessent wasn&rsquo;t alone. &ldquo;Shark Tank&rdquo; panelist and mogul Kevin O&rsquo;Leary, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shark-tank-star-kevin-oleary-schools-anti-trump-reporter-tariffs-contentious-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported Trump&rsquo;s trade policies<\/a>, said that &ldquo;104 percent tariffs of China are not enough&rdquo; and that he wanted &ldquo;400 percent tariffs tomorrow morning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do business in China,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shark-tank-star-kevin-oleary-tells-view-no-way-trump-loses-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O&rsquo;Leary<\/a> said on CNN. &ldquo;They don&rsquo;t play by the rules. They&rsquo;ve been in the [World Trade Organization] for decades, they have never abided by any of the rules they agreed to when they came in for decades.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They cheat, they steal, they steal IP, I can&rsquo;t litigate in their courts. They take product, technology, they steal it, they manufacture it, and sell it back here,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want [Chinese President] Xi on an airplane to Washington to level the playing field,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody has taken on China yet, not the Europeans, no administration for decades. As someone who actually does business there, I&rsquo;ve had enough. I speak for millions of Americans who have IP that have been stolen by the Chinese. I have nothing against the Chinese people &hellip; the government cheats and steals and finally, an administration &mdash; you may not like Trump, you may not like his style or his rhetoric &mdash; finally, an administration that puts up and says: &lsquo;Enough.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128293;Mr. Wonderful comes out swinging on China:<\/p>\n<p>It is time to squeeze Chinese heads into the wall NOW.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zMNFASCHQ1\">pic.twitter.com\/zMNFASCHQ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cryptid Politics &#127482;&#127480;&#128010; (@CryptidPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptidPolitics\/status\/1909945481318322559?\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s not just the fact that the tariffs went in on China, which proved itself to be the worst actor in the era of the global economy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bernie-sanders-gets-agitated-treasury-nominee-scott-bessent-dismantles-oligarchs-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bessent<\/a> warned that any nation &mdash; especially European &mdash; that decides it&rsquo;s going to throw its lot in with Beijing would end up the same way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Bessent just sent a STRONG warning to countries thinking about aligning with China<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ll be cutting your own throat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Keep that in mind, Europe! &#128521; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6CFMjgeqDU\">pic.twitter.com\/6CFMjgeqDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1910013376463327259?\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can tell the rest of the world &mdash; I&rsquo;m not sure whether it&rsquo;s the prime minister or the economic minister in Spain made some comments this morning, &lsquo;Oh, well, maybe we should align ourselves more with China&rsquo; &mdash; that would be cutting your own throat,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shames-media-members-clearly-missed-art-deal-trumps-tariff-reversal\/\">Bessent<\/a> said, adding that the &ldquo;U.S. tariff wall&rdquo; would keep out bad actors and those who sided with them, especially in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a clich&eacute; to say that Trump and his administration are playing 4D chess. It&rsquo;s not a terrible one, in this case. If it looks like &ldquo;Trump blinked,&rdquo; that&rsquo;s fine with them &mdash; so long as they get what they want, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-funding-americas-public-schools-17-million-global-influence-plan-alarming-report-indicates-gop-investigating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beijing stuck with a pariah label<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-regularly-abuses-nyu-students-nyu-keeps-taking-chinese-money-anyway\/\" title=\"... Regularly Abuses NYU Students. NYU Keeps Taking Chinese Money Anyway.\">global market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if any president after Ike had had the guts to handle trade this way. Sure, prices would be a little higher, but there wouldn&rsquo;t be as many horrible sweatshops in China or in countries economically aligned with it, and America would still be an industrial powerhouse along with a tech powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>All we needed was an American president who would stand firm for one stinking week &mdash; which is what Trump just did. This counts as 4D chess in a world where, by blinkering itself behind free-trade absolutism and accepting vague promises that this time, the Lucy in Beijing wouldn&rsquo;t pull the football away from whatever Charlie Brown was in the White House, establishment Washington has proved itself impotent to handle the trade crisis with China. 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This perspective was so widespread that many headlines echoed this sentiment. The Wall Street Journal stated, \u201cWhy Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect,\u201d while Vox simply asked, \u201cWhy Trump blinked.\u201d The Atlantic also reported on the situation with a headline reading \u201cTrump Blinked.\u201d As you might expect from such a variety of publications, the titles became increasingly concise as the articles lost nuance. I can imagine HuffPost publishing an article titled \u201cTrumpblinked\u201d with content that reads like a taunt: \u201cNyah Nyah Nyah Nyah! Nyahnyahnyah! Trumpblinked!\u201d (To whoever writes that piece, I respect your hustle\u2014there&#8217;s no shame in it.) <\/p>\n<p>While referring to Trump&#8217;s &#8220;blinking&#8221; is an effective but somewhat simplistic way to summarize Wednesday&#8217;s events\u2014where stock markets rebounded and most countries had their tariffs suspended as new agreements were negotiated\u2014it overlooks some critical details. Not all nations benefited from this pause; notably, China did not.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, both China and the U.S. have escalated their tariff measures against each other; Beijing increased its tariffs on American goods to 84%, while Washington responded by imposing a 125% tariff on Chinese imports last Wednesday. In his announcement about the pause in tariffs, Trump remarked that he hoped China would soon recognize that exploiting America and other nations was no longer viable or acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted at this strategy during a CNBC interview prior to the announcement when he suggested retaliatory tariffs would not favor Beijing: &#8220;What do we lose by them raising tariffs? We export only one-fifth of what they send us.&#8221; He expressed optimism about large countries with significant trade deficits coming forward quickly if they presented solid proposals for negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>After announcing the tariff pause from the White House, Bessent emphasized it was part of Trump&#8217;s broader strategy and suggested that China had been maneuvered into an unfavorable position through these actions: &#8220;They&#8217;ve shown themselves as bad actors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bessent also indicated willingness to collaborate with allies who refrained from retaliation: &#8220;It wasn\u2019t complicated\u2014don\u2019t retaliate and things will go well.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He wasn&#8217;t alone in his assessment; Kevin O\u2019Leary from &#8220;Shark Tank,&#8221; who supports Trump&#8217;s trade policies, argued for even higher tariffs against China due to their disregard for international rules over decades.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Bessent warned any nation considering alignment with Beijing could face dire consequences: aligning with them would be akin to self-sabotage.<\/p>\n<p>The narrative surrounding Trump&#8217;s actions may seem like he&#8217;s merely capitulated; however, if it leads to isolating Beijing within global markets\u2014a goal they are willing to pursue\u2014it could be seen as strategic maneuvering rather than weakness. 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