Hacker News with Generative AI: Trade Wars

China hits back at Trump with Google probe (bloomberg.com)
China retaliated to Donald Trump’s opening trade war tariffs by targeting a handful of American companies and slapping levies on some US goods, in a move seemingly designed to avoid escalating tensions between the world’s biggest economies.
China, Trade Wars, Politics, International Relations, US Economy
9 points by dlx 18 days ago | 2 comments
Canada and Mexico order retaliatory tariffs on U.S. (pbs.org)
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country’s North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies.
Trade Wars, International Relations, Politics, Economics, North America
21 points by geox 20 days ago | 6 comments
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door (theregister.com)
China's semiconductor imports were up more than 14 percent in 2024 as companies in the country stockpiled ahead of widely expected fresh restrictions from Washington and pressure grows to develop local alternatives instead.
China, Semiconductor Industry, Trade Wars, Technology, Economics
4 points by rntn 72 days ago | 1 comments
The EU Joins the EV Trade War (apricitas.io)
The EU is Imposing Historically Large Tariffs on Chinese EVs in an Effort to Protect Its Car Industry. Will it Work?
Trade Wars, China
4 points by m-hodges 116 days ago | 1 comments
China to hit cognac in response to European tariffs on electric cars (lemonde.fr)
Beijing is going tit-for-tat in the trade war: The Chinese government plans to target brandy days after Brussels decided to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
Trade Wars, China, Europe, International Relations, Tariffs
7 points by geox 134 days ago | 0 comments