On Friday, October 6, two top GOP members of the US House of Representatives urged the Biden administration to strengthen enforcement of export controls on semiconductors advanced to China.
in letter Addressed to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Representative Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, the recent technological advances made by China’s leading semiconductor manufacturer highlight the need To reconsider. Comprehensive regulations introduced in 2022. They stress the need to address what they see as deficiencies or “loopholes” in the current rules.
This message comes after the unveiling of the Mate 60 Pro smartphone from Huawei Technologies, which includes advanced chipsets manufactured by the Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (SMIC), despite US sanctions.
“The rules introduced on October 7 and SMIC’s growing capabilities embody an inert and opaque bureaucratic system that lacks insight into China’s industrial strategy, fails to understand China’s military goals, and demonstrates a lack of technological understanding,” McCall and Gallagher stated in their letter. “The resolve to take effective measures is lacking.”
The lawmakers urged the Biden administration to update regulations and immediately respond to Huawei and SMIC. They also encouraged the administration to end Chinese companies’ access to powerful AI chips available through cloud computing services.
In addition, they emphasized the importance of enforcing existing administrative regulations that impose restrictions on Chinese companies, especially those that prevent U.S. officials from verifying compliance with U.S. export regulations.
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