Impact of US Tariffs and Trade War on Private Equity Investment in China’s Semiconductor Industry: A Comparative Analysis of NAURA and SMIC under the Entity List

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Issue		SHS Web Conf. Volume 225, 2025 2025 3^rd International Conference on Financial Management and the Digital Economy (ICFMDE 2025)


Article Number		04014
Number of page(s)		12
Section		Macro Policy & Digital Economy Resilience
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202522504014
Published online		13 November 2025

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