US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs

On 14 August 2026, the United States accused more than 40 countries of helping China avoid Trump's tariffs, according to RT, while BBC and Al Jazeera reported that the US said dozens of countries had done so. Swissinfo reported that a 100% Trump tariff on drones deepened US-China tech decoupling.

Separately, Reuters and The Verge reported that Apple trained its own AI model for the China market with help from Alibaba. TechCrunch reported that Apple proposed taking a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store.