China deserves tougher restrictions, says ex-Trump trade official

Nazak Nikakhtar 'elated' by Biden's hard-line stance on Beijing

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Nazak Nikakhtar helped implement former President Donald Trump's hard-line trade policies against China at the Commerce Department. (Nikkei montage/Dupont Photographers/Reuters)

TAISEI HOYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration should step up trade restrictions to counter China's predatory economic practices including intellectual property theft, said Nazak Nikakhtar, a former Trump administration official who was on the front line of the China-U.S. trade war.

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