Biden ‘Cautious’ on China Tariffs After Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip, Commerce Chief Says

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi greets Japanese and American officials at U.S. Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Japan, on Aug. 4. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has made geopolitics with China “particularly complicated” as President Joe Biden weighs the future of tariffs on more than $300 billion in goods from the U.S. rival, according to his commerce chief.

“Certainly, it has made it a little more challenging,” Gina Raimondo said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power With David Westin” on Wednesday. “It’s harder, but I am hopeful that we will get beyond that and get back to a place where we can have more of those discussions.”