US plans to control export of US semiconductor technology to China

The Biden administration announced a dramatic expansion of controls on the export of US semiconductor technology to China, making it ‘illegal’ for any American company to trade semiconductor chips with Chinese companies.

The step is being taken to bring a pause in the Chinese tech sector and innovative ecosystems, as the Biden administration considers further advances in Chinese semiconductor technology, as counter to US national interests, Christopher Miller, a professor at Fletcher School wrote in Los Angeles Times.

If we look at the past, several US administrators including Donald Trump tried to impose restrictions on telecommunications equipment maker Huawei. Now, President Biden is taking on China’s entire computing industry.