That's the nature of trade wars. They swirl around gaining momentum unless someone blinks.
Well, we know China has taken advantage of the U.S. in the past trade-wise and I think Trump is trying to correct the imbalance.
It will be a while before we know how it works out.
But he's not trying to raise anyone's taxes ... it may hurt some people in their attempts to purchase Chinese stuff but I don't know about that.