NSC official: China tariffs should be adjusted to fit strategic priorities  

Many of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods serve no strategic purpose and should be reframed to fit U.S. national security interests, Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh said on Thursday, pointing to the List 3 and 4a tariffs that cover $320 billion worth of Chinese goods as being unnecessary. “We inherited these tariffs and while they may have created negotiating leverage they serve no strategic purpose,” Singh said during a webinar hosted by the Bretton Woods Committee. The...