China’s announcement this summer that it made progress in its chip technology doesn't necessarily mean there was a failure in U.S. export control policy, said Bill Reinsch, a senior export administration official during the Bill Clinton administration. Reinsch said it’s unclear if China’s new chip even exists and where Beijing received the equipment to produce it.
Chip Export News
The U.S. maintains export controls on chips, semiconductors, and related technology to China and Chinese companies such as Huawei. The following are recent ECD articles about chip export controls: