Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on billions in Chinese chips, cars
Voice of America
FILE - Flags of China and U.S. are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 17, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who give his economic policies low marks.
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