Category: trade war

China’s supercomputers are the latest target in US trade war

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In business, China, commerce department, export, gear, military, national security, Politics, restrictions, Security, sugon, supercomputer, supercomputing, Tech, tomorrow, trade, trade war, trump administration, us

[ad_1] The Commerce Department has reportedly issued export restrictions that cut five major Chinese supercomputer developers off from US technology. According to the new rule, the firms have been “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The developers include Sugon of Beijing, three of its affiliates and Wuxi […]

Tariffs are forcing Big Tech to move production out of China

Post author By Randall
Post date June 12, 2019
Categories In Apple, business, China, Facebook, foxconn, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Google, Huawei, imports, manufacturing, Microsoft, Mobile, motherboards, Nest, Nintendo, Politics, switch, taiwan, tariff, tariffs, Tech, trade war, Trump, wistron

[ad_1] Last month, the US increased import tariffs on certain Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent. If the tariff hike goes through, items like motherboards, smartphones, video game consoles and computers could be subject to the 25 percent tax. At that rate, Nintendo might be forced to sell its consoles at a loss […]