By Shen Shiwei
A customer shops at a Target store in Rosemead, California, the U.S., March 4, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
The simple fact, now starkly evident, is that all the tariffs imposed by the U.S. against over 180 countries and regions have seamlessly morphed into a heavy burden borne not by foreign entities, but by the very consumers and businesses within its own borders. This self-defeating policy has unfolded like a relentless storm, battering the wallets of ordinary Americans, crippling domestic industries and inflicting deep wounds on the nation's economic fabric.