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U.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmakers

Posted by simoniker on from the catfish-also-plan-to-sue dept.

dipfan writes "This is serious - the U.S. government has decided to levy steep import tariffs on South Korean computer chips (and Vietnamese catfish). The result is a 44 percent tariff on DRAM semiconductors made by Hynix. The case was brought by Micron Technology on the grounds that the South Koreans were receiving unfair subsidies. Hynix says the tariff is 'outrageous', and the South Koreans plan to appeal to the World Trade Organisation."

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  1. North Korea? by SHEENmaster · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Why are we focusing on SK and not their commie neighbors?

    Will this affect anything more? Motherboard prices? CPU prices? Weapons of mass destruction?

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  2. It's About Time by tealover · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The South Koreans must be eating some really strong kimchi to think that they can get away with competing illegally with the nation that gaurantees their very freedoms. Once the U.S. pulls out of the DMZ and pulls its forces entirely out of S. Korean, allowing N. Korea to invade them, they'll realize how foolish they were.

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  3. Re:Perhaps this 44% will offset a tiny part by tealover · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Farmers all over the world are subsidized. It's in their interest to ensure that farming is a viable industry. Therefore I have no problem with that. In fact, I wish they subdized them several hundred billion more. I will contact my congressman on this soon.

    Thanks.

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  4. Re:Corruption. by tealover · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If Hynix can't compete on the same grounds, it shouldn't be allowed to trade. As such, 44% tariffs seem inadequate. It should be on the order of 150 - 200 %.

    Way to go Commerce Department. Continue to smack down these incompetents.

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  5. Re:Perhaps this 44% will offset a tiny part by G-funk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oath. Whinging americans... They get huge subsidies for farmers, costs us in the merry old land of oz a pile of it, our farmers get fucked by the government here, fucked by the us subsidies, and (recently) very fucked by the weather.... sucks. So they might have to pay a little more for that 512mb stick of (once) cheap korean ram... boo hoo.

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  6. Re:Took a while to arrive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Wrong topic, asshat! Pay more attention next time.

  7. Re:Yeah, this is Bush's version of "free trade" by hesiod · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > Don't bother offering them evidence

    Well, that's a worthless statement, since he DIDN'T offer any evidence, just a questionable link and some one-liners. Great comeback, doofus.