Washington is limiting access to China’s advanced electronic chip technology in what has been described as an escalation in efforts to curb Beijing’s military and technological ambitions. What is the potential impact on Beijing?
The United States has taken unprecedented steps to limit the sale of advanced computer chips to China; These are moves that observers see as an escalation in American efforts to curb Beijing’s technological and military ambitions.
On October 7, 2022, the Biden administration implemented a comprehensive set of export controls, including measures to isolate China from certain semiconductor chips and chip-making equipment.
Under the new rules, US companies must stop supplying equipment that can produce relatively advanced chips to Chinese chipmakers unless they first obtain a license.
Analysts believe the US is behind these new measures, which are aimed at cutting off the supply of vital technologies to China that could be used in key industries such as advanced computing and weapons production.
The new regulations also add controls to parameters for certain areas of semiconductor manufacturing and certain uses of certain integrated circuits or chips. Among other restrictions, US citizens and green card holders will also be prohibited from working on certain technologies for Chinese companies and organizations.
The US Commerce Department said the export controls “limit China’s ability to acquire advanced computing chips, build and maintain supercomputers, and manufacture advanced semiconductors.”
Last year, China International Television Network said that the growth rate of China’s semiconductor equipment market reached 39%, “The Chip War Between China and America… Who Will Laugh in the End?” published a report titled China’s efforts to promote domestic semiconductor production in recent years.
China’s Ministry of Finance also issued decrees exempting chip manufacturers from taxes on imports of machinery and raw materials until 2030. Chinese technology giants began designing their own chips…
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What is the US’s goal in limiting China’s access to advanced computing chips?
And how might this affect China’s ability to manufacture devices and equipment based on these chips?
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