USTR defends, explains changes to Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Monday elaborated on why it made changes to two sets of tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by the Trump administration, explaining in response to a court order that some products were removed from the lists because of their sparse availability outside of China and because USTR did not believe tariffs on those products to compel China to change its behavior. The Court of International Trade in April found the administration acted within...