WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: TRUMP WILL ISSUE A SECTION 232 STUDY ON SEMICONDUCTORS SOON TRUMP HAS STATED THAT AUTOS, STEEL, PHARMACEUTICALS, CHIPS, AND OTHER SPECIFIC MATERIALS WILL BE INCLUDED IN SPECIFIC TARIFFS TO ENSURE TARIFFS ARE APPLIED FAIRLY AND EFFECTIVELY. TRUMP HAS MADE IT CLEAR AMERICA CANNOT RELY ON CHINA TO MANUFACTURING CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SEMICONDUCTORS, CHIPS, SMARTPHONES, AND LAPTOPS. TRUMP SAYS EXEMPTING SEMICONDUCTORS FROM HIGHER CHINA TARIFF . TRUMP SAYS EXEMPTION IS RETROACTIVE TO APRIL 5. DUTIES SINCE APRIL 5 ON EXCLUDED CHIPS WILL BE REIMBURSED. (DUE TO FEAR OF IMMEDIATE SHORTAGE OF CHIPS, AMERICA HAS GIVEN EXEMPTIONS TO CHINA ALSO. MAY IT WORK AS POSITIVE GESTURE IN BETWEEN RAISING TRADE TENSIONS)