US EditionUS lawmakers push to curb China's access to chipmaking tools
A bipartisan group of eight lawmakers warns entity-specific export controls fail and urges countrywide bans on chokepoint chipmaking equipment sales to China, citing doubled Dutch exports.
- On Feb 11, bipartisan U.S. lawmakers John Moolenaar and Brian Mast urged the U.S. State and Commerce Departments to restrict China’s access to advanced chipmaking equipment with a countrywide ban.
- Facing faster Chinese imports and indigenous development, lawmakers warned current export controls leave gaps by controlling foreign-made chokepoint SME only for specific entities, not countrywide.
- They proposed banning US-origin components when allies don’t align, urging restrictions on servicing and noting Netherlands-based ASML’s lithography gear sales to China doubled from 2022 to 2024.
- Security committees warned enforcement weakens after tools cross borders, with lawmakers saying the U.S. enforcement authorities have extremely limited ability to enforce end-use and end-user controls and each chokepoint tool entering China means permanent loss of American leverage.
- Congress requested an administration briefing within the next month on plans to secure allied governments' cooperation for countrywide controls targeting chokepoint equipment China cannot produce indigenously.
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