
NEW YORK -- A group of American technology companies on Thursday sought specific protections from the Trump administration's $200 billion list of proposed tariffs ahead of signs that the next salvo in the Sino-American trade war is imminent.
Writing to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks requested the removal of multiple items covering networking-related accessories and networking products, calling the latter a "critical segment" of their businesses.