Biden Looks To Triple Tariffs on Some Chinese Imports in an Appeal to Union Voters

Mr. Biden will also announce on Wednesday protections for American shipbuilding, which is increasingly rivaled by the Chinese navy.

AP/Gene J. Puskar
U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works Clairton Plant at Clairton, Pennsylvania. AP/Gene J. Puskar

President Biden is calling on his administration to bolster tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Communist China in an effort to protect American manufacturers from low-cost imports and appeal to union laborers whose votes President Trump is also trying to secure. 

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