Senators Ask Biden to Maintain China Tariffs Imposed by Trump

Senators Ask Biden to Maintain China Tariffs Imposed by Trump
Shipping containers, some marked "China Shipping," are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 7, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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A group of bipartisan senators have written a letter to President Joe Biden asking that he maintain the tariffs on Chinese imports imposed by the Trump administration.

The senators, led by Republican Rob Portman, point out that the United States had imposed tariffs on $370 billion worth of Chinese goods in response to Beijing’s “discriminatory economic practices,” the May 25 letter states.