Japan joins US efforts to thwart Beijing chip ambitions

Japan and the Netherlands are likely to announce in the coming weeks that they will adopt at least some of the sweeping measures the US rolled out in October. The curbs are meant to restrict the sale of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. — Reuters

TOKYO: Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to join the United States in tightening controls over the export of advanced chipmaking machinery to China, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially dealing a debilitating blow to Beijing’s technology ambitions.

The two countries are likely to announce in the coming weeks that they will adopt at least some of the sweeping measures the US rolled out in October.