Trump damaging trade war with China17 Sep 2018 00:26
In response to the pressure from Washington, some Chinese officials involved in advising the leadership are proposing to step up the trade fight a notch by restricting China’s sales of materials, equipment and other parts key to U.S. manufacturers’ supply chain. Such restrictions could even apply to Apple Inc.’s AAPL, -1.14% iPhones, which are assembled in the mainland, officials said, without elaborating. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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