author

Peter Navarro

Peter Navarro holds a PhD in economics from Harvard and was one of only three senior White House officials to serve with Donald Trump from the 2016 campaign to the end of the President’s first term. He was the West Wing’s chief China hawk and trade czar and served as Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and Defense Production Act Policy Coordinator. His books include The Coming China Wars (2006); Death by China (2011); Crouching Tiger (2015); and his White House memoirs In Trump Time (2021) and Taking Back Trump’s America (2022). His top-rated Taking Back Trump’s America podcast appears on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

Bylined chapters

• 26. Trade

Major recommendations in those chapters

1. 26 · 770 Enact the United States Reciprocal Trade Act (USRTA) Needs Congress Contested Not started
2. 26 · 789 Expand tariffs to all Chinese products and raise rates to block imports Contested Not started
3. 26 · 789 Ban Chinese social media apps such as TikTok and WeChat Contested Not started
4. 26 · 790 Sharply cut or end visas for Chinese students and researchers Contested Not started
5. 26 · 800 Close the Export–Import Bank Needs Congress Contested Not started
6. 26 · 801 Repeal the Jones Act Needs Congress Contested Not started
7. 26 · 801 Rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership Needs Congress Contested Not started
8. 26 · 802 Repeal all tariffs enacted under Sections 232, 201, and 301 Contested Not started
9. 26 · 802 Pass legislation repealing Sections 232, 201, and 301 Needs Congress Contested Not started
10. 26 · 814 Let the Export–Import Bank's charter expire at the end of 2026 Needs Congress Contested Not started

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