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Trump To Tariff Chips Made In Taiwan, Targeting TSMC (www.pcmag.com)

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The tariffs would ensnare cutting-edge smartphone and PC-related chips for Apple, AMD and Nvidia if enacted. But Trump is betting his plan will bring more chip production to the US.

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[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

He said he was gonna apply tarrifs to China. This is consistent with the One China policy.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 days ago

Yellow Perilism isn't just about PRC. Japan suffered from it first hand in the 1980s and 1990s. Anti-Asian racism runs deep in the US and the West.

[–] dawnglider@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Wait I somehow never thought about this, does the one china policy really dictates that they have to apply tariffs across the strait? I assume it's in jest since I'm pretty sure they regular import/export on a smaller scale yet (like ban on Xinjiang imports), but I'm curious