Washington – US trade officials determined that China should be punished for employing unfair tactics to dominate the semiconductor industry, but will wait 18 months to impose tariffs, American authorities said Tuesday.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 U.S. BLINKS ON CHINA CHIP TARIFFS: DECISION PUSHED TO 2027
The U.S. has delayed announcing tariffs on Chinese-made chips, shelving a move once expected as early as 2025, and now pushing it to 2027.
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USTR officials launched the probe in December 2024 in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency, extending the initiative when US President Donald Trump took office in January.
Trump has been a prolific purveyor of tariffs, unveiling sector-specific levies on steel, autos and other items, as well as broader measures to achieve a variety of policy objectives.
The White House has jousted with Beijing, but reached a broad truce with China after a major escalation in the spring.
The USTR’s “Section 301” probe concluded that China had employed “increasingly aggressive and sweeping non-market policies” to dominate semiconductors that have included “massive and persistent” state support of private actors and “wage-suppressing labor practices.”
The USTR did not respond to an AFP query on the reason for the 18-month timeframe on tariffs.
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Source: AFP
