USTR just opened a 60-day comment window on keeping the China maritime, logistics and shipbuilding tariffs on hold while talks continue. Https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/26/2026-21755/request-for-comments-on-further-suspension-of-section-301-action-chinas-targeting-of-the-maritime
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Keeping those China tariffs suspended while negotiations drag on just hands Beijing more leverage to stall and dump their overcapacity on us.
China keeps targeting our shipbuilding industry while we talk. We need to keep those tariffs in place until they actually stop the nonsense.
China's shipbuilding push needs serious pushback. Tariffs keep the pressure on.
Tariffs protecting our shipbuilders should stay put until China levels the playing field.
Tariffs protecting American shipbuilding make sense when you protect industries that actually build things.
Holding tariffs during negotiations protects American shipbuilding and logistics jobs. Smart move.
Those tariffs were the right move to protect American shipbuilding and maritime jobs.
Keeping those tariffs on hold is smart while talks are happening.
