"The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday that it's opened an anti-dumping probe relating to certain American-made analog IC chips, the sort of products sold by Texas Instruments Inc. and Analog Devices Inc. At the same time, the ministry also kicked off an anti-discrimination investigation into US moves against the Chinese chip sector, according to a separate statement."
"China's public rebuke of US trade measures sets up a tense opening for a multi-day meeting between top officials on both sides. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid to discuss trade, economic and national security issues. The talks come after months of back and forth on trade negotiations and a pause on the Trump administration's elevated tariffs on China while the two sides seek to work out a mutually agreeable deal."
"Semiconductors have grown into a key ground of contestation, as the US has cut off China's access to the most advanced artificial intelligence accelerators and used the licensing of some less-powerful Nvidia Corp. hardware as a bargaining chip - though Chinese officials have pushed back and expressed reservations about security risks."
China opened two investigations targeting US semiconductor activity, launching an anti-dumping probe into certain American-made analog IC chips and an anti-discrimination probe into US measures affecting China's chip sector. The actions followed the US adding 23 China-based firms to its entity list, imposing restrictions on companies deemed contrary to US national security or foreign policy interests. The probes precede multi-day meetings between senior officials, including US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid, focused on trade, economic and national security issues. Semiconductors have become a central area of competition, with the US restricting access to advanced AI accelerators and leveraging Nvidia licensing; China has also used anti-circumvention tools to impose duties on US imports.
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