The US tightens exports to prevent important technology from falling into China's hands
New rules on tightening
exports to prevent US technology from being sold to Chinese companies.
According to SCMP, the new
rules, effective June 29, expand the requirement for US exporters who want to
apply for licenses for goods for military purposes, including weapons
development, military aircraft or reconnaissance operations.
The extension of the
request was first announced on April 28 by the US Department of Commerce, which
banned the export of military-serving goods to any entity connected to the
Chinese military.
This is to prevent US
technology from being sold to Chinese civilian companies but the end user and
beneficiary is the Chinese military.
Washington also wants to
better understand what has been sold to China and who is actually using them
after years of loose management.
Although these regulations
have been in place for more than 10 years and have also been applied to Russia
and Venezuela, the new move demonstrates the commitment of the President Donald
Trump administration to seek every aspect of a holistic approach of government
to respond to China and curb Beijing's technology ambitions.
According to agency news Reuters,
in the future the US may tighten to the extent required both companies of third
countries must apply for a license if you want to transfer equipment and
technology from the US to China.
Republican Senator Ben
Sasse voiced support for the new rule and argued that ever since Xi Jinping
took office, the line between civilian businesses and the Chinese military has
become blurred.
The Trump administration
has stepped up its confrontation with China, first on trade, then expanded on
many other fronts, especially technology. US export policy has been
tightened. In recent years, the Department of Commerce, the Department of
Defense, and the State Department have issued a series of regulations on
technology transfer to China.
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