{"id":2422218,"date":"2025-04-10T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-says-china-is-playing-chinese-checkers-against-trumps-chess-moves-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:16:44","slug":"nancy-mace-says-china-is-playing-chinese-checkers-against-trumps-chess-moves-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-says-china-is-playing-chinese-checkers-against-trumps-chess-moves-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Mace says China is playing \u2018Chinese checkers\u2019 against Trump\u2019s chess moves &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fnancy-mace-says-china-is-playing-chinese-checkers-against-trumps-chess-moves-washington-examiner%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=2422218&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>Rep.Nancy Mace (R-SC) expressed her belief that President donald Trump&#8217;s strategy regarding tariffs outmaneuvers China&#8217;s tactics, describing the U.S.-China trade situation as a game where &#8220;we&#8217;re playing chess, [and] China is playing checkers.&#8221; Mace pointed out that Trump&#8217;s enforcement of tariffs encourages other countries to engage with the U.S. Moreover, despite Trump recently pausing most of his tariffs, he has increased tariffs against China to 145%. Mace argued that Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-report-taxpayers-could-pay-up-to-451b-per-year-for-housing-care-of-illegal-migrants-2\/\" title=\"Congressional ...ort: Illegal Migrant Housing &amp; Care Could Cost Taxpayers 1B Annually\">approach helps protect<\/a> U.S. interests and suggested that it could disentangle the U.S. from reliance on Chinese markets, thereby diminishing China&#8217;s influence in global trade. Contrarily, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-expands-on-trump-era-order-banning-investment-into-chinese-tech-defense-related-firms\/\" title=\"Biden Expands On Trump-Era Order Ban... Investment Into Chinese Tech, Defense-Related Firms\">chinese officials responded<\/a> with criticisms, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media post referencing<\/a> former leader Mao Zedong and highlighting the irony of &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; hats being made in China. This exchange underscores the ongoing tensions between the two nations regarding trade policies and market strategies.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nancy Mace says China is playing &lsquo;Chinese checkers&rsquo; against Trump&rsquo;s chess moves<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2087714\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) contended that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> use of tariffs would outplay <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">China&rsquo;s strategy<\/span>, noting how other countries have sought to negotiate with the United States due to Trump&rsquo;s threat of tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced a pause on most of the administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3376537\/white-house-clarifies-new-china-tariff-rate-145-percent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">though the tariffs against China have been increased to 145%<\/a>. Mace, who argued Trump is not allowing the U.S. to be &ldquo;taken for granted&rdquo; by remaining bullish on tariffs, said that Trump&rsquo;s recent actions spotlighted how the U.S.&rsquo;s stock markets withstood the storm following his tariff announcement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3377015\/reagan-national-airport-planes-clipped-wings-congressmen-lalota-meng-aboard\/\">Reps. 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Chinese checkers, in fact, and so I think what Trump is doing is brilliant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2886832&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=4b4cb3a4910176c7fdc08c5b54fae30d\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mace continued by saying that Trump is doing &ldquo;a fine job&rdquo; managing tariffs and that voters like her trust the president to use them to leverage favor back to the U.S. Going forward, she urged the administration to &ldquo;untangle&rdquo; the U.S. from China and its markets, as this would weaken China&rsquo;s control of global trade.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the feud, Chinese Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3376435\/chinese-diplomat-mao-zedong-trade-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted a video of former Chinese dictator Mao Zedong<\/a>, in which he vowed to continue fighting the Korean War. Ning has also posted a photo of multiple &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; hats increasing in price and all with &ldquo;made in China&rdquo; tags, even though <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/archive-fact-checking-6391630154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the official hats supporting Trump are made in the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t9522BZKPI\">pic.twitter.com\/t9522BZKPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mao Ning &#27611;&#23425; (@SpoxCHN_MaoNing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpoxCHN_MaoNing\/status\/1910206001879613935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3375444\/why-trump-china-tariffs-are-good-10-tariffs-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHY TRUMP&rsquo;S CHINA TARIFFS ARE GOOD, AND HIS 10% TARIFFS FOR OTHERS ARE BAD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Shark Tank<\/em> host and businessman Kevin O&rsquo;Leary went viral this week when he advocated that the U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3374823\/kevin-oleary-pushes-for-400-percent-tariff-on-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> impose a 400% tariff on China and &ldquo;squeeze Chinese heads into the wall.&rdquo;<\/a> He said that China does not &ldquo;play by the rules&rdquo; and that he and other consumers have had &ldquo;enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Thursday morning that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3376417\/kevin-hassett-tariff-deal-moving-fast-trump-20-offers-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">trade deals are &ldquo;moving fast&rdquo;<\/a> after almost 20 countries sent proposals to the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2087714\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2087714\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Mace claims China is playing &#8216;Chinese checkers&#8217; 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