President Joe Biden called for tripling the tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum‚ a policy proposal timed for his meeting with union workers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. While speaking before the United Steelworkers union‚ Biden will call upon U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to triple the tariffs from their average level of 7.5%. A White House fact sheet said the administration “recognizes growing concerns that unfair Chinese trade practices‚ including flooding the market with...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for sharply higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing state of Pennsylvania‚ at the risk of angering Beijing. As he campaigned for reelection in the &;quot;Steel City&;quot; of Pittsburgh‚ Biden aides said the U.S. president was proposing raising to 25% the tariffs imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump on certain Chinese steel and aluminum products. &;quot;China's steel companies don't...