US and China escalate trade tensions with new port fee disputes and chip industry impacts

TL;DR
The US and China are implementing reciprocal port fees on each other's vessels, escalating tensions in the ongoing trade war and potentially disrupting global maritime logistics, with China exempting Chinese-built ships and both nations aiming to weaken each other's dominance in shipping and logistics sectors.
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- US, China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea Reuters
- The US and China are about to launch the next front in their trade war Politico
- U.S. Starts Charging Chinese Ships to Dock at Its Ports The New York Times
- China chipmaker WingTech plunges 10% after Dutch government takes control of subsidiary Nexperia CNBC
- US ownership clause of Chinese port fees could cast ‘wide net’ Lloyd's List
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