It’s a shift in the use of export controls not seen since the Cold War, say the experts.
The Biden administration on October 7 announced new unilateral restrictions on sales of super-specific, high-end semiconductors and semiconductor technology to China. They are “the most stringent controls by the U.S. government on technology exports in decades,” as described in the New York Times, meant to hamper China’s growth in super high-tech manufacturing sectors for reasons of U.S. national security.
