Ian Roberts is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and author of The Energy Glut: the Politics of Fatness in an Overheating World.
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.
