US Asks Europe to Consider Export Controls on China

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EU trade officials are hearing a new idea from their US counterparts: draw lessons from the export-control regime they’ve been using against Russia to address issues with China. We’re told that European officials aren’t currently inclined to go down that route, even as the Biden administration has slapped new limits on its tech exports to China and is considering more. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is in Prague, where EU trade ministers are holding an informal meeting. It’s unclear whether the topic will come up there, but export controls have been one of the more effective tools to cripple Russia’s arsenal and are seen as useful to slow down China in the global tech race. Read more about how upcoming EU-US trade talks are shaping up.