Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese goods in new bid to woo voters
US President Joe Biden (Morry Gash/AP)
US President Joe Biden yesterday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who give his economic policies low marks.
“American workers can outwork and out-compete anyone as long as the competition is fair, but for too long it hasn’t been fair,” Mr Biden said.
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