In a new op-ed for Fox News, Mitchell Silk writes: When President Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he faced the same formidable adversary that defined much of his first term: China. This time the stakes were even higher. The trade deficit with China had ballooned to roughly $300 billion, while IP protection, currency manipulation, and predatory industrial and international development practices remained significant issues. And Beijing doubled down – weaponizing its control of rare earth minerals, tightening its grip on semiconductors and wielding economic coercion against U.S. allies from Australia to Lithuania.
Mitchell Silk’s upcoming book, A Seat at the Table: An Inside Account of Trump’s Global Economic Revolution, will be out September 16.