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Tai calls for new trade ‘tools’ to better compete with China

May 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday told lawmakers the U.S. needs new trade tools to address “2021 challenges” and better compete with China. Early in a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s trade policy agenda, Tai was asked by the panel’s chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), whether USTR has enough tools at its disposal to level the playing field with China. Tai called for updated laws, contending that one tool in particular -- Section 232 of the...

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