WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Wednesday that it would investigate whether steel products made in China and Taiwan and finished in other countries are evading U.S. tariffs. It is the first time the department started such an investigation on its own, rather than at the request of the private sector.
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US government to investigate if Chinese steel is evading tariffs
Commerce Department will check corrosion-resistant products from five countries
Steel wires at a plant in Dalian, China. The Trump administration has been on guard against Chinese steel going through other countries to avoid U.S. tariffs. © Reuters
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