Japan to restrict chip manufacturing machine exports to China

Japan’s
government
will
begin
restricting
exports
of
advanced
semiconductor
manufacturing
equipment
to
China
in
Spring
after
it
amends
a
foreign
exchange
law
to
allow
the
change,

Kyodo
News
reported.

The
new
regulation
will
not
mention
China
specifically
in
a
bid
to
reduce
the
risk
of
retaliation
by
Beijing,
the
report
said,
without
saying
where
it
obtained
the
information.

Japan
and
the
Netherlands
have
agreed
to
join
the
United
States
in
halting
shipments
of
semiconductor
manufacturing
equipment
produced
by
the
likes
of
Nikon
Corp
and
ASML
Holdings
in
a
bid
to
stop
China
developing
and
advanced
chips
that
could
be
used
to
enhance
its
military
power,
sources
told

Reuters,
confirming
earlier
media
reports.

Only
Washington,
however,
has
acknowledged
the
existence
of
the
deal,
and
has
yet
to
release
any
details
of
what
equipment
will
be
restricted.

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