Washington, D.C. — Today, the Biden administration announced new tariffs on a range of Chinese products, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar technologies, batteries, and critical minerals. In response, Ryan Mulholland, senior fellow for international economic policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:
These tariffs are an appropriate and necessary step to combat China’s unfair trade practices and ensure that American workers remain at the forefront of the clean energy transition. In the auto sector, the protection provided by these increased tariffs must not be an excuse for firms to slow their deployment of high-quality and affordable EVs. The domestic manufacturers that benefit from tariff protection should use this opportunity to boost their production of EVs, continue to invest in new U.S.-based production, offer their employees better compensation, and allow workers to fairly and freely join unions.
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