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By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm admitted that it had not informed Chinese authorities when it completed its acquisition of Israel’s Autotalks in June, China’s market regulator said on Sunday. The disclosure was made two days after China launched an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm, examining whether the U.S. firm violated China’s antitrust …

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By Eduardo Baptista and Selena Li BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China called U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on U.S. products. Trump on Friday responded to Beijing’s most recent export controls …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -No significant impact is expected on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry from China’s new curbs on rare earths as they differ from the metals needed for the chip sector, the island’s economy ministry said on Sunday. China dramatically expanded its rare earths export controls on Thursday, adding five new elements and extra scrutiny for chip …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump revived the trade war against Beijing on Friday, ending an uneasy truce between the two largest economies with promises to sharply hike tariffs in a reprisal against China curbing its critical mineral exports. The president unveiled additional levies of 100% on China’s U.S.-bound exports, along with …

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By Dan Catchpole and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States could impose export controls on Boeing plane parts as part of Washington’s response to Chinese export limits on rare earth minerals, President Donald Trump said on Friday. Trump has frequently used Boeing in his aggressive efforts to reshape global trade since taking office in …

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By Ryan Woo, Lisa Baertlein and Arathy Somasekhar BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -China will slap port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to U.S. port fees on China-linked ships starting the same day, China’s transport ministry said on Friday. Later in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump said he …

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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -A federal jury in Marshall, Texas found on Friday that Samsung Electronics owes patent owner Collision Communications nearly $445.5 million in damages for infringing on patents related to 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi communications standards. The jury said that Samsung’s laptops, Galaxy smartphones and other wireless-enabled devices infringe four Collision patents. The …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was increasing tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. to 100% and imposing export controls on “any and all critical software” in a reprisal to recently announced export limits by China on rare earth minerals critical to tech and other manufacturing. Earlier, he said …

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