As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The way President Donald Trump sees it, beating China in a trade war should be easy. After all, his logic goes, the Chinese sell Americans three times as much stuff as Americans sell them. Therefore, they have more to lose. Inflict enough pain – like the combined 145% taxes he slapped on Chinese imports last month – and they’ll be...