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Tariffs on China Are Destructive and They Are Here to Stay
The Biden administration knows how Trump’s trade strictures backfired on U.S. workers and businesses. But that doesn’t mean the policy will change.
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Katherine Tai, the U.S. trade representative, delivered a grim message about our trade conflict with China in a recent speech. The tariffs on Chinese imports that President Donald Trump imposed have harmed some U.S. businesses. They have not induced the Chinese government to change the practices that concern us. They are unlikely to yield much more success in the future.
What went without saying may be even more grim: We’re keeping those tariffs in place anyway.