China is 'caving' to Trump's trade war strategy, expert signals

Early signs are emerging that China is now "caving" to the U.S. and President Donald Trump on tariffs, according to one foreign policy expert.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang agreed there’s "a win for Trump" after the president revealed he’s spoken to China about trade tensions and the recent exemption of some U.S. goods from its 125% tariff.

"China is doing this, but it's not announcing it. It's just not imposing the tariffs on aviation products, industrial chemicals, and semiconductors. It's sort of like the Chinese way of doing it," Chang said on "Varney & Co." Friday.

"It's basically, they're caving, but they don't want to say they're caving...