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China condemns US tariffs but holds off retaliation, disputes AI training claims

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China has expressed disapproval of the United States' imposition of new Section 301 tariffs, which range from 10 to 12.5 percent on goods from various trading partners including China, the EU, Japan, and South Korea. Despite condemning the move, Beijing has indicated it will not immediately retaliate, citing that the tariffs remain within previously agreed-upon limits. Additionally, China's Ministry of Commerce refuted U.S. claims that Chinese AI companies illicitly trained models using American systems. AI

IMPACT Disputes over AI training data and intellectual property could impact international collaboration and regulatory approaches to AI development.

RANK_REASON Article discusses policy and trade actions, but does not announce a new policy or product release.

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China condemns US tariffs but holds off retaliation, disputes AI training claims

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiaofei Xu ·

    China condemns US over new Section 301 tariffs – but holds off on retaliation

    China’s Ministry of Commerce has objected to Washington’s latest tariff on the country’s goods but signalled it will hold off on retaliation for now, noting the 12.5 per cent duty keeps the United States within the ceiling that the Trump administration promised in earlier talks. …

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