Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Made It ‘Harder’ for Biden to End Trump’s China Tariffs: Commerce Secretary

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo testifies on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) support of Taiwan has complicated the Biden administration’s efforts to curb tariffs against China, according to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Raimondo said Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan last week made the administration’s strategy with China “particularly complicated” regarding President Joe Biden’s efforts to curb tariffs on more than $300 billion in Chinese goods.