Comment by notahacker

Yeah. If you actually wanted to bring manufacturing back to the US you'd figure out which industries you wanted to develop, probably subsidise them, communicate very clearly what you were going to do and then ratchet up the tariffs on those specific finishes products, whilst being sure to maintain access to raw materials and components you still needed. What you wouldn't do is slap unexpectedly high tariffs on absolutely everything, shout about how you'll do a deal if only they respect you, and then walk them back in as inept and inconsistent a manner as possible. That's what you'd do if you wanted to destroy what's left of your industry. Think there's anyone in the rest of the world relying on US suppliers that hasn't started looking elsewhere? And it might now be cheaper for Americans to import from Japan or South Korea than from US companies dependent on Chinese components in their supply chain...