New Trump Administration Proposals Would Increase US Shipping Costs to Punish China for Alleged Maritime Misdeeds
Colin Grabow In the Biden administration’s final days it released a deeply flawed report, conducted as part of a Section 301 investigation, that blamed China for many of the US maritime industry’s troubles. The report’s verdict cleared the path for punitive retaliatory measures, raising the question of how the newly ensconced Trump administration would handle the matter. Last week, the US Trade Representative’s office provided an answer. As punishment for China’s alleged unfair contributions to US maritime misery, […]