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.

            • Trashboat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              12·
              6 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.

                • Trashboat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
                  4·
                  6 months ago

                  It’s not that I don’t want it to change, it’s that I’m exceedingly doubtful it’ll happen in a single election via a third party unless we get a knight in shining armor that sweeps the voters off their feet. Of the two parties we currently really have a choice between, the Dems are the only one that have a chance of improving the situation, as the republicans are purely regressive. So my hope and what I think is more realistically possible is that they can be a stepping stone towards improving the system in the long run. But if we do get the knight in shining armor that has an actual chance, they’ll get my vote

                  • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    6 months ago

                    Do you understand what i mean by self fulfilling prophecy? There is only one thing that is preventing a third party contender from being seen as viable: not being seen as viable. You’re never going to get a knight in shining armor that has a chance, because you yourself will make sure no one gets a chance.

                • 2fat4that@kbin.social
                  2·
                  6 months ago

                  Settle down, comrade. You’re not talking me into throwing away my vote by citing my free will lol. The current flavors being sold are vanilla and fascism. Vanilla sounds fine.

                  • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    6 months ago

                    how many times have you had to wave away active villainy by comparing him to ice cream?

                  • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    6 months ago

                    Whats going on in the actual world is a lot of much more representative governments in other countries, with several political parties elected. Theyve got voters with free will that vote for who they want and theyve got way more progressive policies going as a result.

    • SuiXi3D@fedia.io
      8·
      6 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.