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This is one of those cases where the article was interesting, but the comments really clarify what it really means. 

The very definition of penny-wise and pound foolish. 

equality, respect and mutual benefit

9secondkox2 said:

Or, you know, the probe is for what they say it’s for. 

It would be nice to think that but from the article:

It's wrong to assume the outcome of any investigation, but in "21 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER," technology businesses can expect tariffs and perhaps quotas. That's not an educated guess: commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has already prejudged the investigation and said that semiconductor tariffs will be coming.

They have already decided on the outcome and response. This is just a show to make it look like they are going through a proper process, to give them a fig leaf to excuse what they are already planning on doing. 

Theodore Roosevelt famously said “Walk softly and carry a big stick”. Trump only knows the stick. He only knows how to threaten and bully. 

Remember when you were a kid, how there was that one other kid that nobody wanted to play with because they always hit? Trump is that kid. He doesn’t ever use diplomacy. He doesn’t try to negotiate. It’s always do this Or Else. He and the US are going to find that a lot of companies are going to choose the Or Else and walk away. The US is going to go from having the semiconductors it needs for home, industry, and defence, albeit some from questionable sources, to a lot of those simply not being available. While the CHIPS act was making progress on bringing semiconductor manufacturing to US shores, that is in the process of being killed. These threats on the other hand will have the opposite effect. More companies, prodded by these tactics, and governments around the world that don’t have the US’s best interests at heart, will be walking away. 

The US is no longer in a position to bully and threaten the world. The world has grown and the US is now only a part of it. Trying to demand things from the rest of the world, use tariffs, and threats to get what it wants, will not work, and will backfire making the US poorer, more alone, and weaker. They put the US at a great disadvantage compared to the rest of the world. They also will make countries like China stronger and more trusted as they prove to be the more reliable partner.