Colorado’s Democratic governor blasts Biden over China tariffs

Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis criticized President Biden’s administration over tariffs on Chinese products announced Tuesday.

Polis criticized new tariffs on solar cell and electric vehicle (EV) imports from Beijing, arguing that their implementation would harm U.S. consumers and deal a “huge” blow to clean energy.

“This is terrible news for American consumers and a huge setback for clean energy,” Polis said in an interview Tuesday. post “Tariffs are a direct and regressive tax on Americans, and this tax increase will hurt every family,” he said on social media platform X.

The criticism comes after the administration confirmed the tariffs on Tuesday as part of a push to reduce U.S. emissions.

Tariffs on Chinese EV imports will increase from 25% to 100% to counter the Chinese government’s export efforts, officials said. Tariffs on imports of solar cells will also double from 25% to 50%, but officials say the increase is aimed at countering China’s dominance in solar power production, which currently accounts for about 70% of the world’s production. It is said that this is the purpose.

The solar tariffs went into effect in 2018 while then-President Trump was in office. Biden extended it to 2022.

The EV tariffs come just months after Biden ordered an investigation into Chinese-made cars with internet connectivity.of investigationwas announced in February and included EVs as part of the study.

The administration faces opposition from some Democratic lawmakers regarding EVs. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is one of the most dangerous Democrats running for re-election. called “Ban on Chinese EVs from the United States.” period. “