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trade representative catherine tai sent to meet the chinese advice premier.'s get the details from eric martin in washington. first of all, take a listen to what ambassador tai had to say today. >> i am committed to working through the many challenges ahead in this bilateral process in order to deliver meaningful results. but above all else, we must defend to the hilt our economic interests. and that means taking all steps necessary to protect ourselves against the waves of damage inflicted over the years through unfair competition. shery: eric, what do we know about this potential meeting? eric: yes, absolutely. this was a policy speech by ambassador tai at a washington think tank earlier today, monday morning in washington. we don't have exact timing yet for her meeting with li, but we know that this is something that is a top priority for the u.s. and that the strategy is based on several pillars. one is engaging to insure phase one compliance from china, phase one purchases, restarting 301 tariff exclusions, uggs businesses who want tariff exclusions to i

trade rep catherine thai laid out the administration's china policy review including upgrades to the tariffs and trade calls with beijing we sat down with katherie tai'sst-ever television interview. kayla. >> today she defended the biden administration's strategy to leave tariffs in place while carving out exceptions for businesses with a specific economic impact and coordinating with allies to place additional pressure on beijing. in her first television interview, she says she's under no illusions china will change its ways but she wants to reengage before potentially -- >> what is the rask that beijing retaliates again and what is the impact on the consumer if this policy creates further pressures on the supply chain? further price pressures on american consumers and business? >> i want to take you back to something central to thatted a strigs and ustr, which is the deep sense of responsibility that this team has to well-being of americans, american workers, and our entire economy so in terms of setting out the parameters for our trade policy with respect to china, the goal is not to inflame the relationship or to inflame trade tensions the goal is