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New US tariffs hike targets China’s semiconductors, electric vehicles
In a potential trigger for a new trade war with Beijing, the Biden administration on Tuesday increased tariffs on Chinese imports worth $18 billion.
It is to “protect American workers and Businesses,” said the White House in a statement.
“China’s unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation are threatening American businesses and workers,” said the statement, adding that Beijing was “flooding global markets with artificially low-priced exports.”
Read: China issues national standards for automotive chips
On semiconductors, the statement said: “The tariff rate on semiconductors will increase from 25% to 50% by 2025.”
Targeting China’s electric vehicles, Washington will increase tariffs from 25% to 100% this year, it added.
It added that the tariff rate on lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries will increase from 7.5% to 25% this year.
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