Hacker News with Generative AI: Trade

Second-largest GPU maker flees China before chip launch to avoid US sanctions (tomshardware.com)
TSMC cannot make 2nm chips abroad now: MOEA (taipeitimes.com)
Taiwan’s technology protection rules prohibits Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) from producing 2-nanometer chips abroad, so the company must keep its most cutting-edge technology at home, Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) said yesterday.
Steve Madden just drastically changed its business to avoid Trump's tariffs (cnn.com)
Trump plans to repeal Biden's 2023 order and levy tariffs on GPU imports (arstechnica.com)
Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump became the presumptive winner of the 2024 US presidential election, setting the stage for dramatic changes to federal AI policy when he takes office early next year.
China blocks Skydio battery supply (ft.com)
Trump to raise tariffs to 60% on all Chinese goods if elected (theregister.com)
Tariffs have become a major issue in the current US election, with former president Donald Trump claiming his plans to put a 10-20 percent tax on imports, rising to 60 percent with China, would fill government coffers for tax cuts and make American manufacturing great again. His rival Kamala Harris called the plans a ‘sales tax on the American people.'
US ports start 100-day countdown: automation is poised to be the dealbreaker (cnbc.com)
'Buy American' Policies Don't Help Americans (bloomberg.com)
“Buy American” sounds like such a good idea. The phrase itself evokes the benefits of commerce, and of America selling things, while renewed interest in industrial policy from both Republicans and Democrats increases the concept’s political appeal.
US moves to block all Chinese auto imports through software crackdown (theverge.com)
The Biden administration proposed new rules blocking the “sale or import” of connected vehicle software originating from “countries of concern,” a move that would effectively ban all auto imports in the US from China.
US targets trade loophole used by ecommerce groups Temu and Shein (ft.com)
US takes aim at Shein and Temu with new import rule proposal (theverge.com)
The Biden administration is addressing the “de minimis” exemption that it says some Chinese e-commerce companies “abuse” to ship products under $800 to US customers without tariffs.
U.S. Moves to Block a Popular Tariff-Free Path for Chinese Goods (nytimes.com)
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it was moving to drastically limit a trade rule that allowed more than a billion packages from China to enter the United States last year without being subject to tariffs.
China Asks Its Carmakers to Keep Key EV Technology at Home (bloomberg.com)
China has strongly advised its carmakers to make sure advanced electric vehicle technology stays in the country, people familiar with the matter said, even as they build factories around the world to escape punitive tariffs on Chinese exports.
Taiwan Exports to US Surpass China Record to Hit Monthly High (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Taiwan’s exports to the US topped the record for any month’s shipments to China, underscoring rapidly shifting East Asian supply chains.
Biden close to blocking Nippon Steel deal to buy U.S. Steel (reuters.com)
Russia built covert trade channel with India, leaks reveal (ft.com)
China's AI Engineers Are Accessing Banned Nvidia Chips (wsj.com)
Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (theguardian.com)
EU to hit Teslas imported from China with 19% tariffs (ft.com)
China-based EV makers hit with European Union tariffs (reuters.com)
Waymo's Chinese-made robotaxis face new headwinds thanks to Biden's tariffs (theverge.com)
Tariffs on China could help the world (noahpinion.blog)
DNA testing: cocoa originated in the Amazon with robust pre-Columbian trade (mongabay.com)
US Fed: US export controls to China wiped out $130B (newyorkfed.org)
Show HN: I made a porta potty finder for tradesmen (vercel.app)
Hong Kong becomes major hub for shipping banned tech to Iran, Russia (theregister.com)
China: All Rare Earth Materials Are Now 'State-Owned' (extremetech.com)
China's Auto Sector Is Moving to Mexico (prosperousamerica.org)
China-built EVs hit with duties in biggest EU trade case yet (reuters.com)
EU hits Chinese electric cars with new tariffs (bbc.com)