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President Biden’s call this week for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to triple Section 301 tariffs on steel and aluminum from China is “an indication” that the administration has nearly completed interagency work on a long-awaited review of the Section 301 tariffs imposed on goods from China by President Trump, USTR Katherine Tai said on Wednesday.

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Tai heading to New York to discuss U.S.-China relations

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to New York City on Friday to speak at a conference on U.S.-China relations.

House panel leaders to State: Work more with allies on forced labor in China

The Biden administration must expand diplomatic efforts to ensure allies help the U.S. in fighting forced “state-sponsored” forced labor in China, the leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said this week.

Biden: ‘I will take action’ on shipbuilding if USTR finds China at fault

President Biden will “take action” to combat China’s shipbuilding practices and policies if the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative finds they are unfair and discriminatory, he told steelworkers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

USTR to seek talks with China in shipbuilding probe, hold public hearing

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will pursue consultations with China as it conducts an investigation of the country’s policies and practices in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, USTR said on Wednesday, announcing a public comment period and a hearing in late May to inform the probe.

Shipbuilding probe set for launch as Biden calls to hike tariffs on Chinese steel

President Biden on Wednesday is set to announce the launch of an investigation by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative into Beijing's practices in the shipbuilding sector and call on the agency to triple Section 301 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China.

Tai to tell House panel she is ‘closely reviewing’ Chinese shipbuilding petition

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will tell the House Ways & Means Committee today that her office is “closely reviewing” a petition to investigate unfair trade practices in the Chinese shipbuilding industry, remarks that reiterate administration efforts to use trade policy to empower workers, strengthen supply chains and promote inclusivity.

Rep. Miller-backed bill would tighten FEOC rules for EV tax credits

House Ways & Means member Carol Miller (R-WV) this week introduced a bill crafted to close what she says are loopholes in sourcing requirements for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits that could benefit China.

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