Biden Administration Has No Immediate Plans to Lift Tariffs on China: US Trade Chief

Biden Administration Has No Immediate Plans to Lift Tariffs on China: US Trade Chief
Then-nominee Katherine Tai addresses the Senate Finance committee hearings to examine her nomination to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, in Washington, on Feb. 25, 2021. Bill O'Leary/Pool via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Newly minted U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Sunday that the Biden administration isn’t planning to lift tariffs on Chinese goods anytime soon, although she signaled potential openness to trade negotiations with Beijing.

In her first post-confirmation interview, Tai said any sudden moves to lift tariffs were ill-advised as they could hurt the economy unless the change is “communicated in a way so that the actors in the economy can make adjustments.”

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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