evidence: A new round of tariffs imposed by the Biden administration on various Chinese goods, including medical devices, points to a broader shift in US strategy for strengthening supply chains and ensuring Americans have reliable access to safe products, according to analysts who spoke to Medtech Insight about the tariffs. While fueled by the pandemic, the momentum pushing this change in trade policy has been growing for some time. [...] "Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans, and this tax increase will hit every family," Polis posted. [...] The Biden tariffs also address other issues related to China's trade practices, such as forced technology transfers and theft of intellectual property, and function as a mechanism for establishing fair trade and economic security.