The Biden administration tightened restrictions on exporting advanced computing semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China on Tuesday to counter the Chinese government from producing military applications involving hypersonic missiles and artificial intelligence.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a news release that the administration updated the export rules to further shut off pathways China uses to evade restrictions.
“These controls maintain our clear focus on military applications and confront the threats to our national security posed by the [People’s Republic of China] Government’s military-civil fusion strategy,” Raimondo said. “As we implement these restrictions, we will keep working to protect our national security by restricting access to critical technologies, vigilantly enforcing our rules, while minimizing any unintended impact on trade flows.”
The updated restrictions impose license requirements for companies from nearly…