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Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them.

Drawn from what Keyu Jin said

SubjectsChinatariffs
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tariffs Taxes on imports: whether they close a trade deficit, what they do to prices, and what they are really for.

What Keyu Jin actually said

  1. Keyu Jin Economist specialising in China's economy
    Tariffs, this kind of highly protectionist method is very distortionary and it’s going to be bad for the US. I’d actually argue that both China and the US have totally taken advantage and also enjoyed the global economic realm under the US liberal order.

    Where this was said

    Watch from 1:16:55 plays here

    ↗Keyu Jin: China's Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism | Lex Fridman Podcast #477youtube.com

    13 Aug 2025 · video · 1h 49m · spoken · official transcript

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