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During the campaign, President-elect Trump evoked seething anger among working class Americans, claiming that China had stolen American jobs, and had cheated on trade in the global economy. His answer was to impose a 45% tariff on China made goods imported into the United States, which would surely invite retaliation. Former Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth Robert Hormats tells Jim Zirin that our economic relations are so intertwined that a China trade war would be only counter productive. Taped: 11-14-16 Conversations in the Digital Age with Jim Zirin is a talk show designed to illuminate the news by taking the time required to understand and interpret national and world events. The series features high-profile guests from the worlds of politics, law, business, foreign relations, national security, counterterrorism, media, lifestyles, literature, the arts, and the military. The series is helmed by Jim Zirin, a leading litigator with Sidley Austin LLP and a contributor to major publications including Forbes, the Daily Beast, the Nation, The Times of London and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of two books, The Mother Court -- Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court, and Supremely Partisan—How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court. Jim served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division under the legendary Robert M. Morgenthau. Watch more Independent Sources at http://www.cuny.tv/show/conversationsinthedigitalage