They come on top of actions President Donald Trump has taken since U.S.-China trade talks ground to a halt earlier this month, such as raising tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. His administration also put Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei on a trade blacklist and is considering similar actions against other Chinese tech companies.
Commerce is drafting the recommendations as part of a review required by an export-control law recently passed by Congress. A Commerce spokesperson said the department is finalizing the review, which has a May 10 deadline, but declined to confirm specific actions the administration is weighing.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Another option would be expanding a prohibition on any U.S. goods bound for military use in China on par with restrictions now applied to Russia and Venezuela. The U.S. already maintains relatively tight restrictions on exports to China of technology and goods that have both civilian and military uses. Tough U.S. export controls aimed at China have long riled Beijing and Chinese officials have raised objection to mounting restrictions with previous administrations.
Those companies have been implicated in alleged human rights abuses as a result of the monitoring and mass detention of members of the Muslim Uighur group in China’s Xinjiang province. “There is broad disagreement over both timing and which tools to use here,” the lobbyist said. “In any case, this will really piss off Beijing.”
So MORE TRUMP TAXES ON AMERICANS. Only corporations live tax free.
The economy is about to really tank.
Perfect. Use care to avoid buying any product Made in China
It’s Trump’s trade war... not the US trade war. Trump is only temporarily 1/3 of the US government.