US-China Relations

Revoke China’s Preferential Trade Status, Says Rep. Tiffany

Revoke China’s Preferential Trade Status, Says Rep. Tiffany
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) is seen during a ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in a file photograph. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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Steve Lance
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The Chinese regime is undeserving of its permanent preferential trade status with the United States because of its chronic human rights abuses, intellectual property theft, and threats to neighboring countries, according to Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.).

“There are a number of things that I believe they are not doing that free nations around the world believe in,” Tiffany told NTD’s “Capitol Report” program on March 30, explaining his decision to join forces with Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) in supporting a new piece of legislation first introduced on March 22.
Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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