China quietly exempts some U.S.-made semiconductors from tariffs

The Washington Post ^ | April 25, 2025 | Christian Shepherd , Vic Chiang and Katrina Northrop

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China has quietly exempted from tariffs some semiconductors made in the United States, in an attempt to protect its leading technology companies from a bitter trade showdown with President Donald Trump.

Levies on at least eight classifications of U.S.-made microchips have been dropped to zero, instead of the 125 percent retaliatory tariff rate Beijing has imposed on all other U.S. goods, Caijing, a Chinese financial media outlet, reported Friday.

The article was later deleted. But two importers who spoke to The Washington Post confirmed that certain semiconductors are now exempted from tariffs. One company in Shenzhen listed the exemptions on social media app WeChat and posted screenshots of zero percent tariff rates from a customs database.

Beijing has remained defiant in response to Trump’s more conciliatory tone this week. The two sides have struggled to agree even on whether talks are taking place, let alone on the steps necessary to climb down from levies so high they essentially amount to a trade embargo.

Chinese officials declared Trump’s claims of ongoing negotiations to reduce triple-digit tariffs “fake news” Thursday. Trump shot back with a claim that a meeting had taken place that morning, without giving details. Chinese officials on Friday denied, again, that talks are happening.

While Beijing has consistently said it is open to talks, Chinese officials have struggled to understand the Trump administration’s demands, making them reluctant to enter formal negotiations. That lack of clarity has made it almost impossible for Chinese leader Xi Jinping to engage directly with Trump, Chinese political experts have said.

Instead, Xi appears to be betting that he can outlast Trump by rallying the nation with a mixture of patriotic fervor, strengthened domestic demand and state support for key industries.

But with massive tariffs threatening to...

[Strict9]

the Chinese are “ struggling to understand “ Trump. Just like the rest of us.

[Tell It Right]

The Art of War vs The Art of the Deal

[FreeReign]

the Chinese are “ struggling to understand “ Trump. Just like the rest of us.

Speak for yourself.

[xone]

:to understand “ Trump. Just like the rest of us.

Breath the free air outside of your rectum, he is easy to understand America First. Your cranio-rectal inversion be damned.

[hotsteppa]

Not me, I understand him perfectly.

[wardamneagle]

The market hasn’t given two sh*ts about tariffs….ever.
But Trump challenges it because of the imbalance
and all of a sudden the freak out.

[adorno]

China has quietly exempted from tariffs some semiconductors made in the United States, in an attempt to protect its leading technology companies from a bitter trade showdown with President Donald Trump.

That's BS!

China copies/steals our technology. So to continue doing so, they need to have access to any new technology which we might develop. It's not about protecting their leading technology companies; it's about making sure those companies are able to continue keeping up with American technology.

America is the Chinese's research and development source. The Chinese are only good at taking what we design and develop, and then becoming the leading manufacturers of what we designed. While producing what they send to us, they are also stealing the technology.

[butlerweave]

They need this stuff ? LOL

[Strict9]

You have to admit, every now and then, Trump says some crazy s&$@

[xone]

He does, for a purpose, read his book on dealmaking. Best president ever.

[Strict9]

we’re going to either buy or take over Greenland and Canada will be the 51st state? We have to deport the illegals but we can keep the good hombres. The houthi’s/Iran better have the hostages back by Saturday or else hell will rain down. Let’s not forget 15 days to slow the spread. We’re going to have a beautiful crypto reserve- not really. No tax on overtime, end daylight savings Hillary is going to jail along with everybody else, let’s release the jfk files and Epstein videos/info whoops let’s not. Let’s release the info on the Nj drones etc. Hell, he’s 10 times better than what’s her face, I don’t even remember Biden’s vp, oh yeah, Kamala. He’s 20 times better than kamala but even so, he throws out some crazy $&@& every few days. I wish he would do the things he promised us every day hundreds of times on the campaign trail— mass deport the illegals. If we are rid of them, then we can worry about the other things. He’s more or less closed the border and that’s great. she just needs to finish the job, pull the trigger and oust millions

[Strict9]

oh, he’s as good a President as we’ve had in forever, and if he deports the millions and millions of illegals, I’ll carve his &$@&ing face into Mt Rushmore with my bare hands. Maybe he shouldn’t tweet so much

[hotsteppa]

Oh boy, a laundry list of dem talking points. No wonder you feel confused.

[Strict9]

It’s a pretty big list. If he gets the illegals out, we can talk about a golden age. That could actually work. It’s why everyone voted for him. Make the illegals “not be here,” and he’s the greatest living leader of modern times. Fail to do that and we are screwed. We will never have another chance like this.

[xone]

Maybe he shouldn’t tweet so much

He got to where he is by being himself. If his tweets bother you, don't listen to them. Guy rocks this job, 12 months from now we will shed the Biden BS as a country and thrive up and down the economic ladder.

[Strict9]

if he gets rid of the illegals I agree, things will turn around. He’s gotta start throwing them out by the ton. Millions of them. Literally below 70 IQ of retardation definition. How can you go to Mars, or have a functioning society if you ship in millions upon millions of retards. Gotta be blunt.

[paudio]

There are things called priorities. With the DoJ has to fend off the activist judges and sabotages from inside the Administration, many of the issues you mentioned are not high on priority scale.

[Bernard Marx]

Good one!

[Strict9]

The judicial branch needs to be run over with steamrollers. How do they enforce without an army. But if we get through these remaining 3 years and the millions upon millions of violent retards are still here breeding millions more, none of the other priorities matter. If you have stage 4 cancer and someone gives you really nice shoes, that’s great, but you need chemo.