The Wall Street Journal Trade Chaos Raises Big Question: Why Does China Eat So Many American Pistachios? — China’s big appetite for the small, green ‘happy nuts’ drives nearly a third of the $3 billion U.S. crop, centered in California. Trump’s China Deal Makes Sense. How He Got Here Doesn’t. — The president’s tactics undercut his own rationales, while in some ways treating China better than allies. Trump Slashes ‘De Minimis’ Tariffs on Small Shipments From China â