Joe Biden once criticised Donald Trump’s trade war with China, but things look a lot different in an election year. The FT’s US climate reporter, Aime Williams, and US financial editor, Brooke Masters, join Swamp Notes to explain why the president announced such sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods this week, and how it could help him win votes.

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Why Washington’s new tariffs on Chinese clean tech goods matter

Joe Biden and Donald Trump battle to prove who can be toughest on China

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