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Biden picks longtime China critic Katherine Tai as top U.S. trade official

2020-12-11 09:11:42       source:CNBC

December 10, 2020


President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday named Katherine Tai, a trade lawyer with a history of taking on China, as his incoming administration’s pick for the United States’ top trade representative.


If confirmed by the Senate, Tai would inherit a critical, Cabinet-level position tasked with enforcing America’s import rules and brokering trading terms with China and other nations.


Tai, who is Asian-American, would also be the first woman of color to serve as the USTR. She is fluent in Mandarin.


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