US tightens controls on advanced chip exports to China

Photo caption: “These rules are a step in the right direction and a long time coming,” said Rep. Michael McCaul, House Foreign Affairs ranking member. Photo credit: Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call file photo. Article by Ellyn Ferguson. Roll Call – October 7, 2022.

The Biden administration said Friday it will update export controls to limit China’s ability to purchase or manufacture certain high-end chips used in military application and will stop the transfer of advanced technology to 31 companies and institutions. “The export controls announced in the two rules today restrict the PRC’s ability to obtain advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and manufacture advanced semiconductors,” the Bureau of Industry and Security said in a statement. […]

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