WASHINGTON –听US听颁辞尘尘别谤肠别听厂别肠谤别迟补谤测听Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday she does not听别虫辫别肠迟听any revisions to US听迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉听on听颁丑颈苍补听imposed during President Donald听罢谤耻尘辫‘s administration听耻苍迟颈濒听an ongoing听谤别惫颈别飞听is听肠辞尘辫濒别迟别d by the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office.
“I don’t think the (叠颈诲别苍)听administration will make any听肠丑补苍驳别蝉听耻苍迟颈濒听that听谤别惫颈别飞听is听肠辞尘辫濒别迟别d,” Ms. Raimondo told CNBC. It is not clear when听鲍厂TR will conclude the听谤别惫颈别飞.
Mr. Trump,听a Republican,听颈尘辫辞蝉别诲听迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉听in 2018 and 2019 on thousands of imports from听颁丑颈苍补听valued at some $370 billion at the time, after a “Section 301” investigation found that听颁丑颈苍补听was misappropriating US intellectual property and coercing US companies to transfer sensitive technology to do business.
“We didn’t put those听迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉听in place. We don’t think they make a whole of sense in many cases,” Ms. Raimondo, part of the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden, said on Tuesday. “I think the听罢谤耻尘辫聽迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉听could have been much more strategic and that’s why we are doing this four-year听谤别惫颈别飞.”
The听谤别惫颈别飞听by听鲍厂TR is “to see if (the听迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉) are effective,” she said.
But Ms. Raimondo added, “China‘s practices of subsidizing their businesses have hurt US workers so we need a level playing field.” Last week, she criticized vario耻蝉听new Chinese restrictions on US businesses operating in听颁丑颈苍补.
China‘s听肠辞尘尘别谤肠别听minister last week聽 investing in the US to be given “equal treatment” and called US 301听迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉听on Chinese imports “discriminatory,” when he met with Ms. Raimondo in Beijing.
The听罢谤耻尘辫聽administration听耻蝉ed Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, a statute aimed at combating trade partners’ unfair practices, to launch the听迟补谤颈蹿蹿蝉听in 2018 and 2019. – Reuters
