The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China’s president appears unlikely to make a similar call soon.

Tariffs are just one piece of a broader strategy aimed at curbing the growth of the world's second-largest economy and containing its geopolitical expansion.

Generic drugmakers and hospital pharmacists warn that added financial pressure from tariffs could strain the nation's generic drug supplies.

The trade war with the United States' closest neighbors kicked off Tuesday, with 25% tariffs levied against the goods from Canada and Mexico and another 10% on products from China. While it may take some time for Spokane residents to feel the effects,

There is no motive or reason, nor justification that supports this decision that will affect our people and our nations,” Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday.

Beijing imposed broad tariffs on imports of American food and said 15 U.S. companies could no longer buy from China without special permission.

The inconsistent trade policy coming from Washington leaves Beijing with no clear path to take to get out of the crosshairs. That leaves retaliation as the most likely response.

And it has all failed.” The company has a contract for the logging site at Danger Bay on Afognak Island, just north of Kodiak. The site is owned by the Afognak Native Corporation, which could not be reached for comment.