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US Expects Deal With Allies on China Chip Curbs in Near Term

  • Washington is working on multilateral China export control
  • Commerce announced new rules curbing chip sales Oct. 7
Alan Estevez, under secretary of Commerce for industry and security.

Alan Estevez, under secretary of Commerce for industry and security.

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The top US official overseeing export controls said he expects a deal with global allies to limit shipments of chip-production equipment to China in the near term. 

Such a move -- if achieved -- will expand Washington’s efforts to keep cutting-edge semiconductor technology out of China and away from the country’s military.