(Observer Network) US "anti-China pioneer" and Republican hawk Senator Tom Cotton is here to cause trouble again, and put pressure on the US Department of Commerce to expand the "chip ban" that previously suppressed Huawei's , threatening to restrict the sale of advanced chip design tools to more Chinese companies. He described it as "a rope that can hang us" and cannot be sold to China.
Reuters 16th news, Cotton and Michael McCall, chief Republican member of the House of Representatives html Foreign Affairs Committee, recently sent a joint letter to Biden administration Commerce Secretary Raymondo, with the content published on the 15th. The letter threatened that the "chip ban" against Huawei should be extended to any Chinese company with advanced chips with a process of 14 nanometers or less. These companies must seek a U.S. license when purchasing chip-related products with American technology, especially chip design tools (EDA). The letter threatened that "this will ensure that American companies, partners and allies, are not allowed to sell ropes that can hang us to China."
Arkansas Republican Senator Cotton Data picture
A U.S. Department of Commerce spokesperson said that the letter had been received and the department "is continuing to evaluate the conditions to determine whether such action is necessary."
The United States suppressed for no reason based on the so-called "national security" reasons, and added Huawei to the "entity list" in 2019. In May last year, escalated sanctions, requiring manufacturers outside the United States to obtain the export license of from the US government when selling semiconductor chips that use U.S. technology or design to Huawei.
A week ago (April 9), the Biden administration included seven Chinese supercomputer entities, including Tianjin Feiteng Information Technology Co., Ltd., on the so-called "entity list" on the grounds of engaging in activities that "violate national security or foreign policy interests" and implemented export controls.
, and Cotton and McCall threatened in the letter that not only would restrict the export of US technology to Tianjin Feiteng Company, any chip manufacturer must seek a license from the US government when using American (chip design) tools to produce chips designed by the company, otherwise this would be a "looksome half-baked measure."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded on the 9th that in order to maintain its own technological monopoly and hegemony and curb China's development, the US government has repeatedly generalized the concept of national security, abused national power, abused the list of entities, and maliciously suppressed Chinese high-tech enterprises by any means. China firmly opposes this. China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
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