
More US tariffs on Chinese legacy chips will only raise costs for US industries: expert
2025-03-11 09:14:22 source:Global Times
March 11, 2025
The US' potential additional tariffs on Chinese legacy chips will only further raise costs for US industries while failing to curb China's chip industry, as Chinese high-performance chips hold substantial advantages in the global market, experts said.
The comments came as the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) was set to hold a public hearing on Tuesday US time "regarding the Section 301 investigation on China's acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance," the USTR said on Friday.
The hearing into older Chinese-made legacy semiconductors could heap more US tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear, Reuters reported.
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