US Finalizing China Tariffs Biden Signaled in May, Official Says

  • Biden has proposed tariff increases on EVs, semiconductors
  • Administration has repeatedly put off approval of new duties

Electric cars for export stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, China.

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President Joe Biden’s administration this week is finalizing tariffs that he proposed four months ago on billions of dollars in Chinese goods, a top official said, a signal that the increases may take affect before the end of September.