On February 24, 2022, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule.
Exemption procedure for particular cases where we need to have exemptions so that business can move forward. but at this point in time, there be no country exclusions. let s bring in scott lucas. scott a professional of international politics at the university of birmingham. also the founder of ea world view. live with us in birmingham this hour. scott, thanks for your time today. let s talk about this white house. it blames china mainly for flooding the world market with aluminum and steel as reasons behind these tariffs. but let s put the facts first as well. it s countries like canada and south korea that the united states imports most of its steel. so the question, why does china remain the boogie man here, and how much of this plays into the president s campaign promises to get tougher on china in what he perceives as trade imbalances? well, you know, it s because people may not know the details. and so when donald trump
Da nang, a key battleground during the war that ended in 1975. and lists say the carrier is meant to send a not so subtle signal to beijing about its aggressive island building in the south china sea. well, it will be a crucial week for president trump s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. the white house says the president could sign the controversial measure in a matter of days. on sunday, president trump wrote this on twitter. quote, we are on the losing side of almost all trade deals. our friends and enemies have taken advantage of the united states for many years. our steel and aluminum industries are dead. sorry, it s time for a change. make america great again. our jake tapper asked a white house trade adviser for clarification on these proposed tariffs. let s listen. so there is going to be no exemptions? that s what it s going to look like attend of the week? there is a different between exemptions and country exclusions there will be an
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Dying. the latest mixed message unlikely to tamp down the concerns of allies and fellow republicans. kaitlan collins is live at the white house. any clarity from officials over there about the president s latest tweets? reporter: not yet. another twitter post, another proposal made here with very few details. and this is certainly something that would be very significant, especially for canada, one of the number one exporters of steel and aluminum to the united states. and a few mixed messages coming with this tweet because around the same time that the president posted this tweet, his trade adviser, one of the chief architects of the tariff proposals was on another network saying something a little different. i understand if we get a great nafta agreement, and ambassador light heiser is trying to do that. that would be a great thing for the american people. at this point in time, 25% on steel, 10% on aluminum, no country exclusions, firm line in the sand. so there you see peter