Yellen Criticizes Trump’s China Trade Policy, Tariffs

Yellen Criticizes Trump’s China Trade Policy, Tariffs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference, after attending the G7 finance ministers meeting at Winfield House in London on June 5, 2021. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has questioned the merits of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on billions of dollars of Chinese goods, stating that they’ve harmed U.S. consumers.

Yellen is the first Biden official to criticize the existing tariffs, and her comments raise the question of whether the White House is preparing to change course on the country’s trade policy with China.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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