Appointed by the US Secretary of Commerce to announce a hard-line route to “anti-competitive” China (complementary)

Gina Raymondo, the nominated US Secretary of Commerce, speaks at a Senate approval hearing on the 26th (local time). On that day, the hearing of the Senate Business, Science, and Transportation Committee was conducted by video. © AFP=News1

US Commerce Minister Gina Raymondo announced at a Senate approval hearing on the 26th (local time) that he would show a strong attitude against China’s “anti-competitive” trade practices.

According to AFP, nominee Raymondo said on the day that “if approved, we plan to act very actively to help Americans compete against China’s unfair trade practices.”

Raymondo, the first female governor of Rhode Island, stressed that China “behaved in an anti-competitive manner by dumping cheap steel and aluminum into the United States,” and “it hurts US workers and hurts our companies’ competitiveness.” did.

He added that he supported President Joe Biden’s position that the United States would consult with allies to restore fair trade with China.

However, it did not mention whether Chinese companies such as telecom giant Huawei would continue to be on the blacklist in the United States. Nominee Raymondo only said, using the powers of the Department of Commerce, “we will protect the Americans and our network from Chinese interference.”

Earlier in the Trump administration, the Department of Commerce cracked down on Chinese tech companies suspected of engaging in industrial espionage or threatening US national security. Former Minister Wilber Ross has designated companies that cannot do business with US companies without prior approval, including Huawei and ZTE.

In December of last year, the Trump administration blacklisted China’s largest foundry company SMIC, citing suspicions of linking with the Chinese military, restricting access to US advanced technology.

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