The U.S. is set to unveil new rules to expand its export controls of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, reports Reuters. The restrictions would block shipments from some third countries to China's chip fabs, including Taiwan -- though not Japan and South Korea.
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00:00The U.S. is set to expand limits on exports to China of semiconductor equipment made in
00:05other countries. Reuters reports that countries affected by the new rule would include Taiwan,
00:11Singapore, Israel and Malaysia. However, chipmaking equipment from Japan, the Netherlands and
00:16South Korea would be exempt. The Biden administration has been clamping down on high-tech exports
00:22to China amid national security concerns and fierce competition with Beijing.