For all problems an easy answer.
Exec orders outside the law are easy.
Abusing an ally on TV is easier than ending a war.
Cruelty is easier than due process.
Signal is easier than national security.
Abusing power to bully foes is easy.
Tariffs easier than creating jobs.
Governing is hard.

Don't challenge China to a game of tariff chicken.

They have no elections or Congress or dissent.

They've had far less prosperity than us. They can better tolerate economic hardship.

Every country bullied by tariffs will feel kinship with China.

China can exploit anger at U.S. tariffs.