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USTR pans China’s 301 response, wants final tariff list as soon as possible

April 4, 2018 at 4:41 PM
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative views China’s $50 billion tariff threat in response USTR’s Section 301 tariff recommendations as “unjustified” and an attempt to “intimidate” the Trump administration, a USTR official said Wednesday. The official said there was no deadline to finalize the tariff list on about $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, but added that USTR would seek to present final options to President Trump and USTR Robert Lighthizer as quickly as possible. Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven...

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