Japan Joins US and Europe in Restricting Chipmaking Equipment Exports to China

Japan has announced that it will join the US and the Netherlands in restricting the overseas sale of chip manufacturing equipment, with the country tightening exports of 23 types of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The new rules will take effect in July and will require stricter procedures to export to about 160 destinations such as China, while 42 territories are recognized by Japan as having adequate export controls in place. The restrictions are not aimed at a specific country, but follow a series of curbs enacted in recent months to clamp down on sales of chipmaking equipment to China as part of a coordinated international effort led by Washington.