Biden Says He and China’s Xi to Talk ‘Soon,’ Weighing Tariffs
- US president in process of deciding on any China tariff action
- Hurdles to Chinese imports in focus with inflation running hot
Joe Biden meets with Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room, in 2021.
Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden said he’ll be talking to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping “soon” and is weighing possible action on US tariffs on China that were imposed by the Trump administration.
“We’re in the process of doing that,” Biden told reporters on Saturday when asked whether he had decided to lift any of the tariffs. “I’m in the process of making up my mind.”