Commerce Secretary Lutnick warns executives of potential action against Chinese robotics imports
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Yasmin Khorram
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick privately warned top executives that the Trump administration is reviewing state-subsidized robotics imports from China, signaling that robotics is becoming the next major battleground in U.S.-China technological competition. In a closed-door roundtable with executives from companies including SpaceX, Boston Dynamics, and JPMorgan Chase, Lutnick emphasized the need to ensure robotics are produced in America to counter what he described as an emerging arms race in robotic technology.
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We need to make sure they're produced in America so we're going to study those right now
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