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China slaps tariffs on US optical fiber firms

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What happened: On September 3, the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) wrapped up a six-month probe into US companies accused of dodging anti-dumping duties on optical fiber.
MofCom’s ruling:

US firms – including Corning, OFS Fitel, and Draka Communications Americas – exploited loopholes to evade China’s...