After months spent laying the legal groundwork, the United States has begun making moves against its top strategic competitor, China. On March 1, the U.S. Senate passed the Taiwan Travel Act without opposition. Once signed into law, the bill, which the House of Representatives passed in early January, will permit high-level official visits between the United States and Taiwan. Shortly afterward the Senate vote, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose import tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. The administration justified the trade duties after a national security review and Section 232 investigation. But the real message for China may be that the United States is only beginning to increase pressure....
