Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned that China’s industrial strategy posed a global threat that requires a united response.
The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.
The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.
Electric vehicles shouldn’t be a luxury item, but Biden’s tariffs mean they may remain so.
Las subvenciones a la industria y la debilidad de las ventas al interior de China han preparado el terreno para un auge de las exportaciones del país, lo que hace temer la pérdida de puestos de trabajo en fábricas de otras partes del mundo.
Automakers in the United States and their supporters welcomed President Biden’s tariffs, saying they would protect domestic manufacturing and jobs from cheap Chinese vehicles.
The White House has imposed $18 billion in new duties on Chinese imports, but it’s unclear how much that will help his economic agenda.
The president is set to announce increased taxes on Chinese imports in strategic industries, building on former President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs.
Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
The president is trying a targeted approach, with allies, to beat Beijing in the race to own the clean energy future. Those weren’t his predecessor’s goals.