U.S. Announces Trade Talks with Japan, the EU, and UK; Action Will Benefit Semiconductor Industry
October 19, 2018
Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on instruction from President Trump, notified Congress that the administration intends to begin bilateral trade negotiations with Japan, the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom.
SEMI Calls for Exclusion Process for Products in New China Tariff List
October 1, 2018
Last week, SEMI joined a coalition of business groups in calling for Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative, to enact an exclusion process for the most recent tranche of tariffs on $200 billion in goods imported from China.
Amid U.S.-China Trade War, SEMI Urges International Cooperation in Shanghai Press Conference
September 27, 2018
Tensions between the U.S. and China have reached fever pitch as the Trump administration imposed higher tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods last Monday, adding to the $50 billion in goods hit with higher duties earlier this year. Bloomberg News
U.S.-China Trade War Heats Up with Semiconductor Industry Caught in the Middle
September 21, 2018
U.S. Government Imposes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Goods and China Retaliates on $60 Billion of Goods
Earlier this week, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion in imports from China, including more than 90...