U.S. Delays Announcement of China Chip Tariffs Until 2027

Reuters

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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday that it will slap tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports over Beijing's "unreasonable" pursuit of chip industry dominance, but would delay the action until June 2027.

The tariff rate will be announced at least 30 days in advance, according to the filing, which follows a year-long "Section 301" unfair trade practices investigation into China's exports of "legacy," or older-technology chips to the U.S., launched by former President Joe Biden's administration.

"China’s targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce and thus is actionable," the U.S. Trade Representative said in its release. 

As part of negotiations with China to delay those curbs, Washington pushed back a rule to restrict U.S. tech exports to units of already-blacklisted Chinese companies. It has also launched a review that could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips, Reuters reported, despite grave concerns from China hawks in the U.S. who fear the chips could supercharge China's military.

Source: Reuters



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