Beijing announced on Tuesday ( Dec. 3 ) that it would stifle exports to the United States of some important semiconductor components after Washington announced restrictions aimed at restricting China’s ability to produce advanced chips.
Among the materials banned from trade are metals chromium, arsenic and tungsten, Beijing’s business department said in a speech that cited “national protection” concerns.
Exports of carbon, another important component, will also be content to” stricter evaluations of end-users and end-uses”, the department said.
China has decided to tighten export controls on appropriate dual-use products to the United States in order to protect national security interests and fulfill international obligations like non-proliferation, according to Beijing.
” Any person or organization in any country or region who violates the applicable laws will be held responsible in accordance with the law,” it continued.
In its own latest restrictions, Washington on Monday announced restrictions on selling to 140 firms, including Taiwanese device firms Piotech and SiCarrier, without further agreement.
They also affect Naura Technology Group, which makes device manufacturing equipment, according to the US Commerce Department.
The shift expands Washington’s efforts to curb exports of state-of-the-art cards to China, which can be used in sophisticated weapons systems and artificial intelligence.
The fresh US regulations even cover controls on three different software tools for developing or producing semiconductors and two hundred different types of chip-making products.
Beijing soon vowed to defend its interests, saying the United States “abuses trade power steps” and has “hindered standard economic and trade markets”.