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Trump directed the US Commerce Department to establish a program to encourage domestic investment in raw polysilicon and related downstream products.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Reported fact · first recorded Aug 8, 3:30 AM

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CGTNChinese state media · Aug 8, 3:02 AM

Trump directed the US Commerce Department to establish a program to encourage investment in domestic production of raw polysilicon and related downstream products

Details: Commerce Department; domestic production

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