Commerce Dept. Is on the Front Lines of China Policy NYT > U.S. > Politics By: Julian E. Barnes and Ana Swanson 8 December 2024 at 08:44 The department has confronted the challenge of China by restricting key exports, a policy that is likely to continue in the Trump administration. Β© Doug Mills/The New York TimesCommerce Secretary Gina Raimondo came into the job focused on confronting the challenge of China by building upon the Trump administrationβs actions.