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Tariffs Could Create Opportunity for Chinese Tech, Investor Warns

Tariffs Could Create Opportunity for Chinese Tech, Investor Warns

The Trump tariffs have created an opportunity for Chinese tech companies, said Ross Kestin, founding partner of Aliya Capital Partners, an investment firm that has funded tech companies including OpenAI, SpaceX, xAI and Elon Musk's private takeover of X.
The risk exists within some regions in Europe, where consumers might start turning more to Chinese tech if American products become too expensive as a result of trade wars, he said.
The president of the European Commission has vowed to respond to Trump's tariff plan, which included a 20% tariff on EU goods.
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