Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal interviewed Katherine Tai (Source, behind a paywall), the new United States Trade Representative.
cei.org: Section 232 tariffs could now be reversed
She has a lot of work ahead of her to undo the damage of the Trump administration’s protectionist turn. But she made two disappointing statements about the approach she plans to take regarding Trump’s tariffs on $377 billion a year worth of Chinese goods. These can be reversed at any time, either by Congress or by a stroke of President Biden’s pen.
The website cei.org has written an interesting article on this topic and the interview. It examines parts of the interview and suggests alternatives. For this, our reading recommendation to you.
Source: cei.org
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