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House Democrats Urge Tariff Relief for Japan Due to China Threat

Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif., and Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., sent a Dec. 8 letter to President Donald Trump urging him to provide tariff relief for Japan as it weathers economic coercion from China. In a press release publicizing the letter, they…

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called for "greater support" for Japan due to China's "escalating campaign of economic and military coercion." The letter asked Trump to "reconsider tariffs on Japan" and "send a clear message that the United States rejects the normalization of Beijing’s coercive trade tactics."