Trump finds foreign-made industrial robot imports a national security threat
What happened
Trump declared in a presidential proclamation on Oct 28 that imported foreign-made industrial robots pose a national security threat, per an Oct 30 report. The proclamation says industrial robots and machinery are vital to US military weapons production and critical infrastructure. Trump ordered new talks with trading partners and kept open the option of future tariffs; the report does not mention any tariff already imposed. Tighter scrutiny could complicate manufacturing at GM, Ford, Tesla, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which rely on these robots.
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- Ars Technica · AITrump declares robot imports a national security threat
特朗普宣布外国制造的工业机器人进口构成国家安全威胁，要求美国与贸易伙伴展开新谈判，并保留未来加征关税的可能性。10 月 28 日发布的总统公告称，工业机器人和机械对美国军事武器系统生产及关键基础设施至关重要。加强审查可能使依赖这些机器人的通用汽车、福特、Tesla、波音及洛克希德·马丁等企业的制造运营更加复杂。
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