President Joe Biden is moving to significantly increase tariffs on a variety of products made in China. announced Electric cars manufactured in that country are subject to a whopping 100% customs duty.
“To encourage China to eliminate unfair trade practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, the President will “Cranes and medical products on shore”, White House press release state.
But the president’s move has drawn opposition from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat.
“Tariffs are a direct and regressive tax on Americans, and this tax increase will hurt every family.”
“I just imposed a series of tariffs on products made in China: 25% on steel and aluminum, 50% on semiconductors, 100% on EVs, and 50% on solar panels. “I am determined to make sure that America leads the world in that field.” Tweet The @POTUS X account says:
In response to this post, Polis tweeted“This is terrible news for American consumers and a major setback for clean energy. Tariffs are a direct and regressive tax on Americans, and this tax increase will hurt every household. ”
In 2019, Biden Said Iowa farmers said they were “crushed” by then-President Donald Trump’s “tariff war” with China.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado said, “When President Trump introduced tariffs on China, Biden railed against them. Now he’s just imposing tariffs on China to try to salvage a failed campaign. . He has no principles. tweeted.
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio argued that the United States should go further. “Tariffs alone are not enough. We need to ban Chinese EVs from the United States. Period,” he declared in a statement. post With X.
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