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Biden says he wants to be able to lift China tariffs, ‘but we’re not there yet’

January 19, 2022 at 6:30 PM
President Biden on Wednesday said he wants China to meet the commitments of the phase-one deal Beijing and the U.S. signed two years ago so he can lift at least some of the tariffs his predecessor levied on hundreds of billions dollars’ worth of Chinese goods. At a press conference on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, Biden was asked if it was time to lift some of the tariffs on China, as business groups have repeatedly asked the administration...


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