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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2025 · 53 MIN

Will a 100% tariff bring chip manufacturing to America?

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① China’s July exports sharply topped market expectations and imports recorded the biggest jump in a year. How strongly has foreign trade supported China’s economy so far this year? (00:53) ② US President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100% tariff on foreign semiconductors. Can the US restore its past chip manufacturing capacity through tariffs or other means? (14:23) ③ Why is “Dead to Rights”, a film about the Nanjing Massacre, dominating China’s summer box office? (24:37) ④ A conversation with Jim Rogers, an investor and author, on China’s attractiveness to foreign investors over the next five years. (34:52) ⑤ Italy has given its final approval for a landmark bridge linking Sicily to the mainland. Why has Italy waited for almost six decades for its approval? (43:21)

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