China Launches Discrimination, Dumping Probes into US Chips

CHINA'S MINISTRY OF Commerce initiated an anti-discrimination investigation into US trade policy over chips on Saturday, as well as a separate investigation into dumping, a day ahead of a new round of US-China trade talks in Spain.

- REUTERS

The first investigation would examine whether Washington had discriminated against Chinese companies in its policies on trade in chips. The second would look into suspected dumping of imports of some US analog chips used in devices such as hearing aids, Wi-Fi routers and temperature sensors. The ministry said in a statement that the US had imposed a series of restrictions on China over chips in recent years, including trade discrimination investigations and export controls.