Lawmakers in Washington are going after companies that make medical devices. semiconductor manufacturing as joe biden The administration is considering further export controls to limit China’s high-tech advances.
On Thursday, Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Select Committee on China sent letters to five U.S., Dutch and Japanese companies, asking for detailed information about the companies’ mainland sales and customer bases, and asking for detailed information about the companies’ mainland sales and customer bases. He emphasized national security concerns. development.
China’s purchase of chip manufacturing equipment “will not only help China supply chips; RussiaNot only is it a war machine, but it also poses a threat to neighboring countries. Taiwan“Because China will feel less constrained by the threat of U.S. sanctions,” said committee chairman John Moolenaar, a Republican from Michigan, and Democratic ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois.
“It will also enable China to continue to advance in key areas such as: artificial intelligencethey are at the very heart of the strategic competition between the United States and China,” they write.
U.S. Rep. John Moolener, a Michigan Republican and vocal critic of the Chinese government, is chairman of the House Select Committee on China. Photo: EPA-EFE
Information from both companies will help the committee understand the flow of chip manufacturing equipment to China and its role in developing the country’s chip manufacturing base, the lawmakers said.
The targeted companies include three U.S.-based companies: Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA, as well as Netherlands-based ASML and Japan’s Tokyo Electron. The companies did not respond to requests for comment.
