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**Trump Threatens Chip Export Restrictions Over Digital Services Taxes**
Washington D.C. – Former President Donald Trump has vowed to impose significant tariffs and restrict chip exports to countries that levy digital services taxes on U.S. tech companies, escalating a long-standing trade dispute.
In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused countries with digital taxes and regulations of targeting American technology and unfairly favoring Chinese tech giants. “Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm or discriminate against American Technology,” he wrote. “They also, outrageously, give a complete pass to China’s largest Tech Companies. This must end, and end NOW!”
Trump singled out nations imposing digital taxes, digital services legislation, rules, or regulations, stating that the US would impose substantial tariffs on exports from countries with these restrictions unless they were eliminated.
The former president explicitly threatened to restrict exports of “Highly Protected Technology and Chips” to these nations, a move that could significantly disrupt global supply chains and impact the tech industry.
“America, and American Technology Companies, are neither the piggy bank nor the doormat of the World any longer. Show respect to America and our amazing Tech Companies or, consider the consequences!” Trump warned.
The renewed threat comes a week after the U.S. and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to addressing unjustified trade barriers and agreed not to impose customs duties on electronic transmissions. Digital taxes have emerged as a major point of contention in international trade, with the U.S. previously suspending trade talks with Canada over the issue in June.
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