U.S. Vies With Allies and Industry to Tighten China Tech Controls

The Biden administration is fighting to overcome opposition from allied nations and the tech industry as it prepares to expand restrictions aimed at slowing China’s ability to make the most advanced semiconductors, which could be used to bolster Beijing’s military capacity.

The administration has drafted new rules that would limit shipments to China of the machinery and software used to make chips from a number of countries if they are made with American parts or technology, as well as some types of semiconductors, according to people who have seen or were briefed on a draft version of the rules.

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U.S. officials say negotiations are ongoing, and that they still hope to persuade Japan and other countries to tighten their restrictions. But some analysts are skeptical.

Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said that while U.S. allies are increasingly wary of a threat from China, they are more comfortable with rules that limit only the most advanced technology.

“The broader the controls get, the more it hurts them commercially,” she said.

Ms. Kilcrease said that U.S. firms were also “not happy” about the U.S. move to restrict the activity of American companies but not their competitors in allied countries.

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