Biden Still Weighing China Tariff Options as Requests to Keep Them Pile Up

This aerial photo shows cargo containers stacked at a port in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province on May 9, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden’s team is still looking at options on whether to cut tariffs on Chinese imports to ease inflation, the White House said on Tuesday as industry requests to maintain the duties mounted.

More than 400 requests to keep tariffs in place on Chinese goods had been submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office as of late Tuesday, complicating Biden’s decision-making.