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U.S. Trade Chief Says New Focus Needed as China Hasn’t Changed

Tariffs imposed by Trump failed to alter behavior, Tai says
Katherine Tai blasts China for failing to implement agreement

Katherine Tai on March 22. — Katherine Tai on March 22.
Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg

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Eric Martin and

Daniel Ten Kate

March 30, 2022, 5:04 AM UTCUpdated onMarch 30, 2022, 5:27 PM UTC

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U.S. trade chief Katherine Tai said it’s time to forget about changing China’s behavior and instead focus on rebuilding the U.S. industrial manufacturing base and making domestic investments to counter the Asian nation.