New China-Related Export Controls Could Be Released This Week, Report Says

The U.S. could issue new export controls on China, including restrictions on technologies used in high-performance computing and advanced semiconductors, as soon as this week, The New York Times reported Oct. 3. The report calls the new measures “some of the most significant steps taken by the Biden administration to cut off China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology,” adding they may include a “broad expansion” of the foreign direct product rule to cover additional Chinese firms.

A spokesperson for Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security declined to comment. BIS has been conducting a review of the types of semiconductors and chipmaking equipment that can be exported to China, as well as other China-related controls, since at least July (see 2207150023).