The Biden administration's latest move to restrict China's access to advanced semiconductor technology has triggered a warning from Beijing. The US Commerce Department unveiled new measures to strengthen due diligence requirements for chip manufacturers, aiming to prevent the diversion of chips to blacklisted entities like Huawei.
Beijing has issued a warning following the Biden administration's final move in the long-running tech war between the U.S. and China. Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security with an emailed request for comment.
The Bureau of Industry and Security on Wednesday unveiled new measures to encourage chip manufacturers like TSMC, Intel, and Samsung to conduct more thorough due diligence after revelations that TSMC chips had reached blacklisted Chinese tech giant Huawei. These measures aim to restrict China's access to chips powering AI and supercomputing, driven by U.S. concerns regarding China's civilian-military dual-use policy. Washington has intensified pressure on Taiwan, home to TSMC, and the Netherlands, where advanced chipmaker ASML is based, to align with its restrictions, which China claims is the weaponization of trade. \Asked about the impending export controls on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun denounced the U.S.'s 'malicious attempts to block and suppress China's semiconductor industry,' warning that Washington's escalating restrictions will impede advancements in the global semiconductor industry and 'benefit no one.' Guo continued his criticism during Thursday's regular press conference after the measures were announced. 'This seriously violates the legitimate rights and interests of companies from countries around the world, including China,' he said. 'I want to stress that no sanction or suppression will stop China's development and progress, and no bullying or coercion will weaken China's resolve in boosting its own strengths,' he said, vowing Beijing would take 'resolute measures' to protect China's interests. \The Biden administration's latest trade war salvo follows the president's proposal for new guidelines on exporting advanced AI chips, a key battleground in the race for technological dominance. This framework includes lists of 'countries of concern,' though it doesn't specifically name China. Chris Lehane, vice president of global affairs for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, told Fox News: 'One country, the U.S., is building democratic AI. It's free. It's accessible. The other is going to build authoritarian, autocratic AI. And this is really like a zero-sum race.' Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez said: 'The Biden-Harris administration is committed to preventing the misuse of advanced U.S. technology and curbing the national security concerns raised by the PRC's military-civil fusion. By enhancing due diligence requirements, we are holding foundries accountable for verifying that their chips are not being diverted to restricted entities.' Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Kevin Kurland said: 'Preventing unauthorized parties from gaining access to our most advanced semiconductor technology is a BIS enforcement priority. We will continue to use all of the authorities at our disposal, including investigations and Entity Listings, to counter PRC circumvention of our controls and hold violators accountable.' What's next? President-elect Donald Trump is likely to impose further controls not only on chips but a range of future technologies after he takes office on January 21, say officials who served during his first term. 'I think the Biden administration still sees China as an entity that can be negotiated with,' Nazak Nikakhtar, former Commerce Department assistant secretary for industry and analysis told The Washington Post. 'But Trump knows what he wants as the outcome, and he's not willing to compromise.
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