China Launches Probes Into US Semiconductor Products

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Above: A worker produces IC products in a workshop in Weihai, China, on Sept. 9, 2025. Image copyright: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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The Spin

Pro-China narrative

These investigations are legitimate responses to unfair U.S. trade practices that have severely damaged Chinese semiconductor companies. American chip dumping has flooded the Chinese market with products sold at below-cost prices, undermining fair competition and harming domestic manufacturers who cannot compete against artificially low prices. The timing coinciding with trade talks demonstrates China's commitment to defending its industries against discriminatory U.S. export controls that violate WTO rules.

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Anti-China narrative

China's semiconductor probes are clearly retaliatory measures designed to pressure the U.S. during trade negotiations rather than genuine trade remedies. The timing — launched just one day after the U.S. added Chinese companies to export control lists and one day before bilateral talks — reveals these investigations as political weapons rather than legitimate commercial disputes. U.S. export controls target national security concerns about advanced military applications, not commercial competition.

South China Morning Post washingtontimes.com