Biden intends to start a commercial investigation against Chinese conductors of semiconductors

The administration of President Joe Biden intends to begin a commercial investigation into the semiconductors of Chinese conductors in the coming days, as part of the efforts to reduce the dependence on technology that, according to US officials, is the risks to national security. This investigation can set definitions of customs or take other measures to import old conductors and the products they contain, such as medical devices, cars, smartphones and weapons, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation, which focuses on the SO -Called Basic Chips, may take months, which means that any response to the results will be the upcoming president of Donald Trump’s team. Biden officials have booked for months whether the investigation should be started under Article 301, enabling the United States to draw up restrictions on countries that make unfair commercial practices, according to the persons. White House officials agreed to go forward with the investigation, which could help protect the US disk industry. Approval of the investigation now means that the new administration led by Trump will be able to impose commercial restrictions in the first months of the elected president to protect the production of local conductors. The strengthening of the US semiconductor industry was Biden’s priorities, which took fixed steps to limit the export of advanced US technology to China. Biden has signed legislation that offers billions of dollars as incentives for slides to build semiconductor factories in the United States to reduce the need for cheap Chinese chips. A spokesman for the National Security Council and the US Trade Representative refrained from commenting. Extensive restrictions The White House has used over the past two years to implement restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductors made with US technology and related technology. But at the same time, China has managed to produce ancient and widely available semiconductors against less than its competitors. Biden officials are concerned that Beijing, without restraining, will dump the US and world markets with cheap discs that will harm other businesses and get them out of the market. Last May, the White House announced that it would increase the customs duties at the semiconductor of the traditional Chinese conductors from the current rate of 25% to 50% by 2025. But the Biden team has largely agreed that this step is not sufficient to prevent the market disorder in the future, especially at a time when the United States wants to increase the local production of semiosalizers. To approve these definitions, Biden used the same authority as Trump relied on to lay up the customs duties on Chinese goods over $ 300 billion during its first term.