China’s only way to win a trade war with the United States is to get elements of the American public to push on President Donald Trump, so showing flexibility on some of the tariffs is a way to “relieve a little bit of pressure,” author and China expert Gordon Chang told Newsmax to Sunday.

“He’s had conversations, I’m sure, with Apple’s Tim Cook and others about moving the supply chain out of China,” said Chang on Newsmax’s “Sunday Report.” “Apple is already doing that.”

And Trump, said Chang, likely saw that pulling back on tariffs on smartphones and other electronics could be done “without undermining his overall plan.”

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