On China tariffs, Biden caught between rock and hard place

Published July 6, 2022 12:00am ET



President Joe Biden is considering lifting his predecessor’s stiff China tariffs as a means of easing historic inflation, even as some of his closest political allies urge him not to alter the Trump-era policies.

The Biden administration has been carrying out an extensive monthslong review of the Trump administration’s trade policies with China. The first stage of the four-year process closes Tuesday at midnight.

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