Lawmakers intro Section 301 tariff evasion bill targeting Chinese entities

Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced a bill that would allow the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to extend Section 301 tariffs on non-market economies to imports from facilities set up in third countries to evade the duties, a measure the lawmakers say is needed to counter unfair Chinese trade practices. The “ Axing Nonmarket Tariff Evasion Act ,” led in the House by Budget Committee Chair and Ways & Means trade subcommittee member Jodey Arrington (R-TX),...