China built its manufacturing dominance incrementally over 20 years through gradual cost advantages and supply chain integration, whereas Trump expects to reverse this and rebuild US manufacturing overnight, creating an unrealistic timeline that explains the chaotic implementation.

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Tim Kolkatz

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China did it bit by bit takes a long time this is a 20e process and it's like Donald Trump just wants to do it tomorrow and that's where the chaos really stems from

Source

Project 2025 had a tariff plan, but Trump has gone off scriptThe Globe and Mail
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:02:23 AM

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