Open trade with China leads to more competitive pricing, benefiting U.S. consumers with a wider range of affordable goods and services

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Open trade with China leads to more competitive pricing, benefiting U.S. consumers with a wider range of affordable goods and services

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Opposed voting positions

Phase out all imports of essential goods from China within 4 years

Opposing arguments

U.S.-China goods trade is unbalanced

Quotes that support the claim

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has collected nearly $136.5 billion from U.S. importers since the tariffs went into effect in 2018, which has also significantly increased costs for U.S. consumers. The attempt at “punishing China” turned out to be punishing the U.S. itself.

Supporting arguments

Since the US tariffs on China went into effect in 2018, costs for US consumers significantly increased

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Arguments for improving trade relations with China

Topics

US-China trade relations

Voting issues

China Relations

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Phase out all imports of essential goods from China within 4 years

US Politics

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