Washington, DC [US], US President Joe Biden directed his Trade Representative to raise tariffs on USD 18 billion of imports from China, including semiconductors, solar cells, batteries and critical minerals, to 'protect' American workers and businesses. White House "China's unfair trade practices threaten American businesses and workers." China is flooding global markets with artificially low-priced exports. To respond to China's unfair trade practices and the harms resulting from them, today President Biden is directing his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. US$18 billion in imports from China will be banned to protect American workers and businesses. Technology transfer and intellectual property theft have contributed to the control of 70, 80, and even 90 percent of global production for critical inputs needed for our technologies, infrastructure, energy, and health care – thereby disrupting America's supply chains. And posing an unacceptable risk to economic security."Furthermore, these same non-market policies and practices contribute to China's expanding capacity and export growth that threaten to cause significant harm to American workers, businesses, and communities," the White House said. The US and the EU often do this. Expressed concern over "industrial overcapacity" in China, which is impacting its domestic companies. US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen met with the Economic Working Group (EWG) and the Financial Working Group (FWG) between the US and China in April this year after her visit to Beijing and Guangzhou. The US Treasury Department said after the meeting, “The US delegation continued to express concerns about China's non-market practices and industry overcapacity.According to a readout of the meeting, "Both sides agreed to further discuss these issues." Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursul von der Leyen met the visiting Chinese president "in his Urged to address "the wave of subsidized exports flowing from the country's factories to Western countries", the NYT reported "These subsidized products – such as electric vehicles or, for example, steel – are flooding the European market. ,” von der Leyen said. Von der Leyen was quoted in the You daily, “The world cannot absorb China's surplus production."