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Articles Tagged with ''Xi Jinping''

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USTR defends China tariffs as leverage

06/22/22 3:12 PM By Bill Tomson
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai argued against lifting tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese goods Wednesday, saying it would not do much to ease inflation and would remove key leverage she has in negotiations with China.
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Joe Biden

Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting

11/15/21 5:00 AM By Bill Tomson
Farmers, ranchers and ag exporters hoping President Joe Biden will engage Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday evening on trade tariffs or supply chain problems will likely be disappointed. Neither topic is on Biden’s agenda for the virtual meeting, according to a senior White House official who previewed expectations for the conversation to reporters.
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Tom Vilsack

Daybreak April 23: Vilsack defends planned CRP expansion

04/23/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

The nation’s largest farm group is calling on the White House to clarify President Joe Biden’s goal of conserving 30% of U.S. land by 2030.

“The concerns of farmers and ranchers are escalating regarding the intent of the 30x30 goal, the definition of conservation, and the metrics for defining success, among other things,” the American Farm Bureau Federation says in a letter to the White House.


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Biden and Xi

American farmers anxiously wait on Biden’s plan for China

02/03/21 6:44 AM By Bill Tomson
China is emptying out U.S. corn and soybean supplies, helping make the 2020-21 marketing year a success for American farmers. That’s ramping up the pressure on the Biden administration to work out a sustainable trading connection between the countries even as the political relationship remains fraught.
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