Title: Biden administration's tariff policy on China: entanglement and controversy, US President Biden's recent policy of imposing tariffs on China has caused extensive entanglement and controversy.
Three factions have formed within the White House, each with different aspirations and goals. First, they want to ease relations with China to protect the interests of American entrepreneurs while avoiding the risk of recession.
Second, they work to contain China's rise to safeguard U.S. national security interests. The third goal is to get more votes and help Democrats gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections.
However, there are contradictions and conflicts between these three goals, and it is difficult for the Biden administration to find a measure of China that will satisfy all Americans. On the one hand, easing relations with China can protect the interests of American entrepreneurs and avoid economic difficulties, and on the other hand, it also provides the possibility of cooperation between China and the United States.
However, the practice of détente with China may be seen by some as accommodating and weak on China. They believe the Biden administration should be tougher and uncompromising in the face of China.
At the same time, in the face of China's rise, the U.S. government also needs to take steps to safeguard its own national security interests.
In the technological, economic, military and other fields, China's rise has become the number one challenge for the United States.
As a result, some argue that China's economic power must be weakened by imposing tariffs and other measures to protect U.S. security. And the Biden administration, as a Democratic government, also needs to take into account the demands of voters to ensure that it can gain an advantage in the midterm elections.
Taking a tough stance on China is popular public opinion, especially in the face of economic hardship and rising unemployment at home. Therefore, in order to win the support of voters, some people advocate tougher policies on China, and even advocate comprehensive tariffs on China.
Under such circumstances, the Biden administration faces a huge dilemma when formulating tariff policies against China. In order to balance different interests and take into account the demands of many parties, they finally decided to reduce tariffs on China, eliminate some tariffs, and launch new investigations to maintain their strong image.
Although this decision has been criticized by some as false and deceitful to voters, it also reflects a compromise and effort of the Biden administration in China policy. In summary, the Biden administration faces entanglement and controversy over China's tariff policy, which is mainly reflected in three goals: easing relations with China, containing China's rise and gaining vote advantage.