Economics
Biden Team Defends China Tariffs Amid Debate to Trim Some Duties
- USTR says tariffs are needed to address China’s practices
- Trade Representative comments in filing to federal trade court
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The US government defended additional tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods imposed under Donald Trump, just as President Joe Biden assesses whether to cut some of the levies in part to address soaring inflation.
The Office of the US Trade Representative continued to consider duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which the Trump administration used to hit China starting in July 2018, to be “appropriate measures,” according to a statement filed by the agency on Monday.