Banning Chinese Imports Would Make The U.S. Trade Deficit WORSE

If you ban Chinese imports, then Americans will be forced to import products from other non-China sources that are more expensive than China, but still far less expensive than what can be produced within the U.S..

http://www.businessinsider.com/world-bank-the-us-trade-deficit-would-explode-higher-if-you-banned-chinese-imports-2010-1