BEIJING accused the US of technological terrorism in pressing to stop ASML Holding and Nikon Corp from selling key chipmaking tech to China, reports Bloomberg.
Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Zhao Lijian lashed out at the US after Bloomberg News reported the US is lobbying allies to stop the sale of mainstream tech essential for making chips.
'This is yet another example of the US practice of coercive diplomacy by abusing state power and wielding technological hegemony. It is classic technological terrorism,' said Mr Zhao.
'This will only remind all countries of the risks of technology dependence on the US and prompt them to become independent and self-reliant at a faster pace.'
The proposed restriction would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China.
American officials are lobbying their Dutch counterparts to bar ASML from selling some of its older deep ultraviolet lithography, or DUV systems.
The US is also pressuring Japan to stop shipping the same technology to Chinese chipmakers.
'Chinese chipmakers have been hoarding second-hand equipment since the Trump era,' said Asymmetric advisors Amir Anvarzadeh.
Banning the most advanced tools was 'clearly not enough to halt China's advancement in semiconductors, especially since much of the chips used for defence purposes are using geometries that were far less advanced.'
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Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Zhao Lijian lashed out at the US after Bloomberg News reported the US is lobbying allies to stop the sale of mainstream tech essential for making chips.
'This is yet another example of the US practice of coercive diplomacy by abusing state power and wielding technological hegemony. It is classic technological terrorism,' said Mr Zhao.
'This will only remind all countries of the risks of technology dependence on the US and prompt them to become independent and self-reliant at a faster pace.'
The proposed restriction would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China.
American officials are lobbying their Dutch counterparts to bar ASML from selling some of its older deep ultraviolet lithography, or DUV systems.
The US is also pressuring Japan to stop shipping the same technology to Chinese chipmakers.
'Chinese chipmakers have been hoarding second-hand equipment since the Trump era,' said Asymmetric advisors Amir Anvarzadeh.
Banning the most advanced tools was 'clearly not enough to halt China's advancement in semiconductors, especially since much of the chips used for defence purposes are using geometries that were far less advanced.'
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