Is Bernie's Trade Policy More Extreme Then Trump's? Yes.

[TomCADem]

Bernie Sanders has attacked his Democratic rivals for supporting trade with China:

Bernie Sanders slams Joe Biden for downplaying China’s economic threat to the US
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/02/sanders-slams-bidens-china-trade-stance-in-2020-democratic-primary.html

Indeed, Bernie Sanders is one of the few candidates who have attacked Trump for not being more aggressive in his trade war with China:

Bernie Sanders unveils trade platform challenging Trump’s China policy
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/29/bernie-sanders-challenges-donald-trumps-china-trade-policy.html

Thus, given that Bernie has attacked Trump for not being sufficiently aggressive with China, what would Bernie do beyond threatening tarriffs? Would Bernie declare an embargo on Chinese trade to amplify Trump's demand that U.S. companies and consumers find alternative sources of goods? Also, isn't trade the other side of the coin of diplomacy? How can you push for diplomatic peace while engaging in a protectionist trade war?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/business/china-tariffs-trade-war/index.html

Beijing (CNN)The US-China trade war ratcheted up yet again on Friday, with Beijing unveiling a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of US goods.

China will place additional tariffs of 5% or 10% on US imports starting on September 1st, according to a statement posted by China's Finance Ministry.

The Ministry also announced plans to resume tariffs on US imports of automobiles and automobile parts. The tariffs would be 25% for vehicles or 5% on parts, and would take effect on December 15th. The new tariffs will target 5,078 products, including soybeans, coffee, whiskey, seafood and crude oil.

Last week, China said it would take countermeasures after the United States announced it would impose 10% tariffs on Chinese imports worth $300 billion.