Washington tightened control over tools and know-how that China needs to move beyond the chip technology used in autos, telecom gear, and consumer goods.
A worker holds a 300mm test wafer at the Infineon computer chip factory in Dresden, Germany, on April 26, 2023. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Washington is closing a loophole that let a handful of foreign-owned chipmakers ship most U.S.-origin tools, software, and technology into their China fabrication plants without licenses—a fast-track privilege no U.S.-owned fab ever had.
Sean Tseng is a Canada-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Asia-Pacific news, Chinese business and economy, and U.S.–China relations.
