With the Biden administration’s China policy under wraps for months, no one quite knew what to expect from U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Leading up to Monday’s event, it sounded like she would use this opportunity to put China on notice.
Last week, Tai told Politico that “the Biden administration plans to ‘build on’ existing tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese imports and confront Beijing for failing to fulfill its obligations under a Trump-brokered trade agreement.” However, the speech took a much more moderate tone. While Tai called for holding China accountable on its human rights record and industrial policies, she also advocated for a “durable coexistence.”
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