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This is the Daily.
Over the past week, President Trump avoided a trade war with Canada and Mexico,
but he actively escalated one with China.
That's because when it comes to domestic manufacturing,
China has become more powerful than the United States,
Japan, Germany, South Korea, and Britain combined.
Today,
my colleague Keith Bradshaw explains why China's dominance
as a trading partner has become such a threat to Trump's agenda