Adm. John Aquilino described Beijing's strategy to the Financial Times as a "boiling frog" tactic, or to gradually step up ...

It is said that if a frog is put suddenly into boiling water, it will jump out, but if the frog is put in tepid water that is then brought to a boil slowly, he will be cooked to death. Over the ...

Remember past media reports on tariff policy have subsequently been denied over social media. This is a boiling frog approach—the price level effect is the same, but consumers may not notice so much.

"We're being boiled like frogs," he said. "Today, a dollar - 100-plus years, 106 years later - is worth about 3-and-a-half-cents." ...