White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions

White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions

The US president, Joe Biden, has announced a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of a package of measures designed to protect US manufacturers from cheap imports.

In a move that is likely to inflame trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, the White House said it was imposing more stringent curbs on Chinese goods worth $18bn.

Sources said the move followed a four-year review and was a preventive measure designed to stop cheap subsidised Chinese goods flooding the US market and stifling the growth of the American green technology sector.

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Despite the risks of retaliation from Beijing, Biden said the increased levies were a proportionate response to China’s overcapacity in the EV sector. Sources said China was producing 30m EVs a year but could sell only 22-23m domestically.

  • @blazeraEnglish
    -27•7 months ago

    Throw another one on the pile of reasons to not support him.

    • @[email protected]
      11•7 months ago

      Trump would be no better. If I had to make a rough scorecard it would be Biden 55 and Trump about 4.

      • @blazeraEnglish
        -8•7 months ago

        The only two people that exist in the world

        • 2fat4that
          2•7 months ago

          Welcome to the two-party system. If you’d ever like that to change, you have a better chance of doing that with a democrat majority.

        • @[email protected]
          1•7 months ago

          You can vote for me and I wouldn’t mess it up as much as Biden or especially Trump. But 2 votes aren’t enough to beat millions.

        • @toasteecupEnglish
          9•7 months ago

          It’s sad that for anyone to vote for a candidate in the US it actually is Trump or Biden.

          You’re welcome to say 3rd party all you want but that 1% of the vote ain’t saying much good.

    • SuiXi3D
      1•7 months ago

      Like, I agree, but do you actually think Trump is a better choice?

      • @[email protected]
        -3•7 months ago

        It’s sad that people come out of the woodworks like you only to invoke the orange man whenever somebody says they don’t agree with something Biden is doing. I mean, leaving the MAGA crowd out for now… don’t you think we can have a better conversation trying to think beyond the next presidential race?

        We know there’s probably some anti-Biden propaganda around. We get it. How about you assume for one moment that whoever it is you are replying to is actually smart enough to understand what it means to elect Trump and are already aware to vote for Biden in the general election? Why don’t you actually address the problems with Biden without comparing him to Trump?

      • @blazeraEnglish
        -4•7 months ago

        I think supporting someone other than Biden or Trump is a better choice

          • @blazeraEnglish
            -10•7 months ago

            you wishing for a Biden presidency

              • @blazeraEnglish
                -7•7 months ago

                but I cant compare someone else favorably to Trump.

                • @[email protected]
                  11•7 months ago

                  Not really, because unless you can convince a majority of Americans to vote third party, which is unbelievably unlikely, then Biden or Trump are the options. On top of that, when you start pulling left wing votes away from Biden, it makes it easier for Trump to win unless you hit the point of majority support, which is again incredibly unlikely. I wish that weren’t the reality, but that’s how it is currently, and I hella do not want another term of Trump as I believe that’d be genuinely ruinous.

                  • @blazeraEnglish
                    -6•7 months ago

                    hate self fulfilling prophecies, people act like they dont have free will.

        • SuiXi3D
          6•7 months ago

          If we had ranked choice voting, sure. However, in our current two party system with first past the post voting, there are only two choices that actually matter. It fucking sucks.