U.S. Urges Allies To Squeeze China Further On Chip Tech

The US government is pressing allies including the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, and Japan to further tighten restrictions on China’s access to semiconductor technology, a controversial effort that’s drawing resistance in some countries, according to people familiar with the matter, Diederik Baazil, Cagan Koc, Mackenzie Hawkins, and Michael Nienaber reported for Bloomberg News.

The US is urging the Netherlands to stop ASML Holding NV from servicing and repairing sensitive chipmaking equipment that Chinese clients. I Photo: ASML Facebook

The Biden administration’s latest push is aimed at plugging holes in export controls it’s levied over the past two years and restraining China’s progress in developing domestic chip capabilities, said the people, who asked not to be identified as discussing private deliberations.

For example, the US is urging the Netherlands to stop ASML Holding NV from servicing and repairing sensitive chipmaking equipment that Chinese clients purchased before limits on sales of those devices were put into place this year, said the people.

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