September 15 News – Recently, China’s Ministry of Commerce has initiated an anti-discrimination investigation into U.S. chip trade policies and a separate inquiry into dumping practices.
The first investigation will examine whether Washington has discriminated against Chinese companies in its chip trade policies. The second will focus on alleged dumping of certain U.S. analog chips used in devices such as hearing aids, Wi-Fi routers, and temperature sensors.
In a statement, the ministry noted that in recent years, the U.S. has imposed a series of restrictions on China regarding chips, including trade discrimination investigations and export controls.
It added that such "protectionist" practices are alleged to discriminate against China and aim to curb and suppress the development of high-tech industries in China, such as advanced computing chips and artificial intelligence.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce stated in response to media inquiries that the anti-dumping investigation was initiated upon the application of China’s domestic industry and complies with Chinese laws, regulations, and WTO rules. The investigation involves general-purpose interface and gate driver chips imported from the U.S.
The spokesperson mentioned that preliminary evidence submitted by the applicant shows that from 2022 to 2024, the volume of the investigated products imported from the U.S. increased by 37%, while the import price decreased by 52%. This has suppressed and driven down domestic product prices, causing harm to the production and operations of the domestic industry.
The spokesperson added that after receiving the application, the investigating authority reviewed it in accordance with the law and determined that it met the conditions for initiating an anti-dumping investigation. The authority will conduct the investigation in accordance with legal procedures, fully safeguard the rights of all interested parties, and make an objective and fair ruling based on the investigation results.
The spokesperson also stated that recently, the U.S. government has broadly defined national security concepts, abused export controls and "long-arm jurisdiction," and imposed malicious blockades and suppression on China’s chip products and artificial intelligence industry. These actions seriously violate WTO rules and undermine the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, to which China firmly objects.
General-purpose interface chips are integrated circuit chips designed to provide diverse interface types for connecting various devices, systems, or components to achieve efficient data transmission and signal conversion. Gate driver chips are integrated circuit chips used to enhance the output of gate control signals from controllers and manage the switching on and off of power semiconductor devices.
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Source: Guoxin Network
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