The dream of using tariffs to create the economic preconditions for the Godly Society is dead. Having (correctly) determined that the Chinese hold too many cards to be bullied, Trump has called off the trade war against them and is treating them more like a valued partner. So where do the proponents of the Godly Society go from here?
I suspect AI will be their deus ex machina. It will increase national productivity and wealth dramatically while destroying the knowledge-based jobs of tens of millions of women. As a result, the women will get married, stay home, and have lots of kids. Problem solved; paradise attained.
Of course, there is absolutely no reason to believe that AI will actually do this. The most likely outcome of the new AI regime is greater inequality and an even larger divide between capital and labor, which is totally inconsistent with the dream of the Godly Society.