China Tells U.S. of ‘Serious Concern’ over Latest Trade Restrictions
China said it will retaliate unless the United States withdraws the ban, as the FCC cited cybersecurity concerns and traders sent UBTech shares lower.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced bans on imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, citing threats to United States national security and supply chain vulnerabilities.
- An interagency body convened by the White House warned that connected robots could create vulnerabilities threatening United States economic and national security, prompting the federal action.
- Chinese companies accounted for 90% of global humanoid shipments last year, with six of the 10 top startups by patent strength based in China, according to LexisNexis research published Tuesday.
- On Thursday, China's commerce ministry voiced serious concern and warned it will "resolutely retaliate" against measures it describes as "market distortion and unilateral bullying behaviour."
- Industry analysts expect the overall impact will be minimal given longstanding geopolitical tensions, though the ban complicates planned initial public offerings for Chinese producers like Unitree in the coming months.
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Beijing, China. China’s trade representative this Thursday expressed to the United States the “severe concern” generated by Washington’s latest trade restrictions, state media reported. China and the United States spent much of last year engaged in a trade war but achieved a truce when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met last October. However, the U.S. announced last week new tariffs against China and 59 other countr…
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China threatens retaliation over the US robot ban
The US wanted to keep Chinese robots out. Beijing’s answer: do this, and we will hit back where it hurts. China has threatened “resolute” retaliation after Washington moved to bar imports of Chinese-made humanoid robots. Its commerce ministry called the measure discriminatory and warned it “severely” damages trade relations, the New York Times and CNBC […] This story continues at The Next Web
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