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North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order to counter Beijing's monopoly on a key material used in automobile batteries. If successful, the move will pit the miners against their main customers- the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and add to tensions with China, which controls the majority of the critical metals used in the world's electric vehicles and other motors. The U.S. government is set to decide in May whether to bring graphite into the list of minerals that attract the ...

Intellectual property protection infringements along with technology transfer, counterfeiting and other concerns cited.

The former president this week doubled down on claims he would increase punitive duties on China by more than 60 percent.

US congressional committee on China raises concerns about tariff evasion and lax enforcement days after raid of Chinese-owned car parts supplier in Ohio.

Tariffs don’t cause inflation; they help level the playing field for U.S. Manufacturers.