Tech Firms Say China Tariffs Will Set Back U.S.’s 5G Goals

Intel, Cisco, Dell and others urge Trump administration not to impose new duties on Beijing

A handful of tech giants are invoking one of the White House’s priorities—leadership in an emerging wireless technology known as 5G—to argue against adding tariffs on $200 billion in goods coming from China.

Intel Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Dell Technologies Inc. and other tech companies are seeking to convince the U.S. Trade Representative to nix plans to place tariffs on products they say are vital to rolling out fifth-generation wireless services in the U.S.

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