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Trump Orders Steel Imports Probe as American Company Fights China

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Susan Decker and

Toluse Olorunnipa

April 20, 2017, 9:00 AM UTCUpdated onApril 20, 2017, 5:08 PM UTC

The Trump administration began an investigation of steel imports as U.S. Steel Corp. asked a trade agency to investigate its claims that rival Chinese manufacturers colluded to fix prices and undercut American competitors.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday encouraging the Commerce Department probe, which had already started and will explore whether steel imports hinder national security under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.