President Trump is about to announce up to $50 billion in annual tariffs on Chinese goods following through on a threat that he says will punish the country for intellectual property theft and create more American jobs. Trump originally planned to announce the tariffs tomorrow and is said to be targeting over 100 Chinese products with a focus on the telecommunications and technology sectors as well as apparel, furniture, and toys. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is working on a parallel measure placing investment restrictions on Chinese companies. Administration officials are scrambling to finish the new Chinese tariff measure and are also in the throes of finalizing the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs announced by Trump two weeks ago with a target date of March 23. Exemptions to Section 232 were announced moments ago.
To wade through all the clutter, we will be hosting a conference call with Charles Freeman, the former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China and one of Washington's top China policy analysts to discuss Trump's newest tariff proposal and its impact.
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Charles Freeman was the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China, a role in which he was the principal U.S. trade negotiator with China and recently joined the U.S. Chamber as Senior Vice President for Asia from the Bower Group Asia, where he was Managing Director for China. Charles was the Senior Advisor for Economic and Trade affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and has been helping companies navigate complex Asia-Pacific markets for 25 years, including service in government and experience in business, law, and academia prior to his consulting work. He also served as PepsiCo’s Vice President for Global Public Policy and Government Affairs. Freeman earned his J.D. from Boston University’s School of Law and bachelor’s degree in Asian studies from Tufts University. He did post-graduate work at Fudan University in Shanghai and studied Mandarin Chinese at the Taipei Language Institute.
