The president’s government Donald Trump said on Tuesday (23) that it will apply tariffs on Chinese imports of semiconductors due to the search “unreasonable” of Beijing for its dominance in the chip sector, but will postpone the measure until June 2027.
The tariff rate will be announced at least 30 days in advance, according to the document, which follows a year-long unfair trade practices investigation launched by former President Joe Biden’s administration into Chinese exports of “legacy” or older technology chips to the US.
“China’s targeting of the semiconductor sector for dominance is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. trade and is therefore actionable,” the U.S. Trade Representative said in a statement.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington expressed opposition to any tariffs.
“Politicizing, instrumentalizing and weaponizing trade and technology issues and destabilizing global industrial and supply chains will benefit no one and will ultimately backfire,” he said in a statement to Reuters.
“We will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard our legal rights and interests,” he added.
The measure, which preserves Trump’s ability to impose tariffs, seeks reduce tensions with Beijing in the face of restrictions on Chinese exports involving metals rare earths controlled by China that global technology companies depend on.
