Beijing and prevent conflict

as of June 2025. These rates—nearly unthinkable just a few months ago—have sped up efforts to decouple the United States and Chinese economies more fully. By further accelerating decoupling, tariffs limit one of the main tools through which the United States can influence Beijing and prevent conflict in the Taiwan Strait. As numerous analysts across the political spectrum have noted, the United States holds substantial economic leverage over China. In April 2025 testimony to Congress, Stanford’s Orianna Skylar Mastro explained, “They are an export driven economy, and their connection to the global economy is number one. If they [China] believed trade with the US, allies, and partners would stop if they attacked Taiwan, they would never do it.” Stephen Brooks and Ben Vagle แทงบอลออนไลน์