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USTR Ongoing Tariffs Hearings to Have 325 Witnesses, End June 25, Lighthizer Testifies

The fourth-tranche on China goods U.S. tariff hearings that started Monday (see 1906170066) will hear from 325 witnesses before they end June 25, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday. His office received more than…

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2,000 written comments, he said. “We have our professional staff going in and ultimately, the political staff will look at that. In this last tranche, there are products like cellphones and laptops, which have been avoided until now.” Lighthizer said the tariffs make sense as a tool to curb China’s allegedly unfair trade practices.