SABRINA GUO navigates how broad U.S. tariffs toward China undermine American interests by raising consumer prices, creating supply chain uncertainty, and weakening U.S. leverage internationally. She argues that tariffs alone fail to change China’s behavior and that more targeted, coordinated strategies would better protect U.S. economic and geopolitical interests.

Over the last decade, the U.S. government has tried to manage trade relations with China by imposing tariffs, attempting supply chain derisking…