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Trump Administration Plans to Strengthen US Semiconductor Restrictions on China
The Trump administration plans to increase US semiconductor restrictions on China.
• The administration is urging Japan and the Netherlands to consider similar measures.
• US officials have held meetings with Japanese and Dutch counterparts to discuss measures restricting Tokyo Electron and ASML engineers from maintaining semiconductor equipment in China.
• The administration is also considering tightening existing restrictions on the quantity of artificial intelligence chips that can be exported internationally without a license.
• No immediate response from a White House representative, Dutch foreign trade ministry, or Japanese ministry of economy, trade and industry.
