Lawyers for the country allege that the tin, tantalum and tungsten is taken from conflict areas and then "laundered through international supply chains."

Only 36% of manufacturers who acknowledge the critical importance of digital transformation have successfully integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations, including in the R&D process.

The bill would mandate that at least 40% of a corporation’s board of directors be chosen directly by employees.

The USTR said that, while the China had changed some specific unfair measures, the country’s harmful forced technology transfer practices have continued.

Trump has repeatedly said tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare. Economists disagree.

For example, the F-150 pickup truck has only 24% of its components made in the U.S, and onshoring production would take many years.

The two sides similarly reached a preliminary agreement in 2019, but never signed it.

According to data from the U.S. International Trade Commission, nearly 25% of U.S. electronics imports came from China in 2023, the most of any country.

The U.S. Commerce Department announced December 2 it will expand the list of companies on the so-called “entity list,” and would limit exports of high-bandwidth memory chips to China.

The addition of the companies to the “entity list” means that U.S. tech vendors will be denied export licenses for sales to them.