In Rever­sal, Biden Turns To Trump’s Play­book To Get Tough On Chi­na

In Reversal, Biden Turns To Trump’s Playbook To Get Tough On China

Pres­i­dent Joe Biden on Wednes­day called on his admin­is­tra­tion to con­sid­er tripling the tar­iff on Chi­nese steel, rem­i­nis­cent of the trade pol­i­cy of his pre­de­ces­sor and chief rival in 2024, for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump.
Biden spoke at Unit­ed Steel­work­ers head­quar­ters in Pitts­burgh, pitch­ing union mem­bers on stricter trade pol­i­cy on Chi­na to pro­tect Amer­i­can jobs. Dur­ing his address, Biden called on Unit­ed States Trade Rep­re­sen­ta­tive Kather­ine Tai to con­sid­er tripling the tar­iff on Chi­nese steel, which cur­rent­ly aver­ages 7.5%, accord­ing to USA …