Brainard Says Tariffs Needed to Avoid ‘China Shock’ in US
- Biden’s top economic adviser defends levies on Chinese imports
- Election-year move aims to bolster domestic manufacturing
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President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser on Thursday offered a forceful defense of new tariffs on Chinese imports, calling them necessary to avoid economic turbulence from unfair trade practices that threaten to undo recent manufacturing and job gains.