US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer with Chinese vice-premier Liu He in 2019. Photo: AP
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer with Chinese vice-premier Liu He in 2019. Photo: AP

Keep tariffs on China and ‘hold their feet to the fire’ says US trade tsar

  • Outgoing US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s advice to US president-elect Joe Biden is to keep up the pressure on Beijing
  • Incoming administration should stick to the phase one trade deal and solve specific issues through dispute settlement process, he says

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer with Chinese vice-premier Liu He in 2019. Photo: AP
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer with Chinese vice-premier Liu He in 2019. Photo: AP
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