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US trade rep grilled again by Congress over China lobster buys, seafood tariff exclusions

'We do need to enforce our rights with respect to China, and we do need to defend the interests of our entire economy, including our lobster people...' -- Katherine Tai, USTR

By Jason Huffman | June 23, 2022 16:23 BST
USTR Katherine Tai at a hearing called June 22, 2022 by the Senate Appropriations Committee's commerce panel. Image is still from video.
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Katherine Tai, president Joe Biden’s top trade official, got an earful from the US Senate on Wednesday (June 22) about China not buying enough US lobsters and the apparent lack of progress in providing a course for removing tariffs on seafood and other goods imported from the Asian nation [...]

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