Bruce Alberts is Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, Co-Chair of the InterAcademy Council, Amsterdam, and Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine.
US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.
