Biden has previously criticized Trump’s import tariffs on China. According to Biden, import duties should be targeted more precisely.
President of the United States Joe Biden is about to impose import duties on Chinese electric cars, the sources of the Reuters news agency say.
The announcement about customs may come as early as next week.
The United States has said it is investigating whether Chinese electric cars are a security risk to the United States.
Among other things, they have been suspected collecting data and sending it to the Chinese authorities.
– Chinese electric cars use their cameras and sensors to collect detailed information about US infrastructure, the White House says.
In addition to electric cars, there would also be import duties on other products such as semiconductors and equipment used to produce solar energy.
Tariffs would focus on sectors where Chinese products threaten American counterparts.
Reuters does not know what value the tariffs would be set at.
Biden has criticized his predecessor Donald Trump’s The import duties imposed on China, which were not targeted at specific products but, according to the Biden administration, applied to all Chinese exports to the United States.
Biden has also said he does not want a trade war with China.