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US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is preparing to set a price floor and impose tariffs on polysilicon and related products, according to four people familiar with the plan, putting a material critical to solar panels and semiconductors at the center of U.S. efforts to compete with China on
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Exclusive-Trump administration drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say

Exclusive-Trump administration drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it seeks to protect the infrastructure that undergirds the AI boom.
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Exclusive-US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

Exclusive-US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

By Nichola Groom Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is preparing to set a price floor and impose tariffs on polysilicon and related products, according to four people familiar with the plan, putting a material critical to solar panels and semiconductors at the center of U.S. efforts to
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Analysis-Tesla's China footprint complicates path to possible SpaceX merger

Analysis-Tesla's China footprint complicates path to possible SpaceX merger

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla's electric vehicle business in China looms as a key hurdle to a potential merger between Elon Musk's automaker and SpaceX because of complications it could pose for the space firm's business with the U.S. government.
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Exclusive-Chinese state traders make large US soybean purchases

Exclusive-Chinese state traders make large US soybean purchases

By Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao Aug 3 (Reuters) - China's state-run trading companies bought 14-16 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Friday, four Asian traders told Reuters on Monday, taking advantage of lower prices in a flurry of purchases ahead of President Xi Jinping's expected U.S. visit next month.
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Analysis-A separation of Tesla’s China business ahead of a potential SpaceX merger could get tricky

Analysis-A separation of Tesla’s China business ahead of a potential SpaceX merger could get tricky

By Chris Kirkham and Ju-min Park Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla has several paths to separating its China business – each of them complicated – should CEO Elon Musk decide that’s a necessary step to combine the automaker with his rocket company SpaceX.
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Exclusive-Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks

Exclusive-Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said, as the South Korean firms hedge against the risk of tighter U.S.
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Arson suspect in court as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington

Arson suspect in court as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington

By David Ryder, Matt McKnight and Steve Gorman SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A 37-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday in Spokane, Washington after being charged with starting one of three fires that have destroyed over 700 houses and other buildings and forced 64,000 people to
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25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February
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Chinese optical module makers slump after report on planned US import ban

Chinese optical module makers slump after report on planned US import ban

By Samuel Shen and Summer Zhen SHANGHAI/HONG KONG Aug 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese optical module makers such as Zhongji Innolight slumped on Wednesday after a Reuters report that the Trump administration was drafting a ban on U.S. imports of ⁠new ⁠models of Chinese data centre components. 
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Taiwan minister says close ties with U.S. Pacific Command boost defence readiness

Taiwan minister says close ties with U.S. Pacific Command boost defence readiness

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan's cooperation with the United States may be closer than many imagine, the island's Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Friday, as it strives to deepen military exchanges with the U.S. Pacific Command to boost defence capabilities.
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Analysis-China draws 'red lines' around its economic model ahead of EU, US trade talks

Analysis-China draws 'red lines' around its economic model ahead of EU, US trade talks

By Claire Fu, Kevin Yao and Liangping Gao SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China is energetically defending its economic policy mix that favours advanced industries over consumption, adopting a posture analysts see as demonstrating increasing confidence ahead of looming trade talks with Europe