Biden administration shrugs off pressure to remove Trump-era China trade war tariffs
- More than 30 organisations signed a letter to Biden officials imploring them to work with China towards the eventual goal of ‘full removal of tariffs’
- ‘We are conducting a robust, strategic review of our economic relationship with China to create effective policy,’ says US Trade Representative’s office
In response to the letter, the US Trade Representative’s office did not comment on the status of the tariffs, but noted instead that America’s economy had grown rapidly in recent months, adding that the administration was still reviewing its China policy.
“In the first half of this year, the US economy grew at the fastest rate in nearly 40 years and more jobs have been created in our first six months than under any other administration in history,” Adam Hodge, a spokesman for the US Trade Representative’s office, said in a statement to the Post.
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“As we make historic infrastructure investments and Build Back Better, we are conducting a robust, strategic review of our economic relationship with China to create effective policy that delivers results for American workers, farmers and businesses and puts them in a stronger position to compete with China and the rest of the world.”