An architect of Trump’s tariff policy doesn’t see ‘immediate change’ to China tariffs

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI—AFP)

• Tariffs on China will remain at their current levels, according to Stephen Miran, a key architect of President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Miran’s comments come at a time when the administration is trying to calm nervous investors but offering mixed signals. 

Investors hoping for a breakthrough in President Donald Trump’s trade negotiations with China will have to wait a little longer. Trump’s top economic advisor said Wednesday there was no change to the ongoing tariff policy against the country.