US tech firms that receive state funding are to be barred from building “advanced technology” factories in China for the next 10 years, the US government has said, according to a BBC report.
The ban is aimed at protecting America’s semiconductor production, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in the report, by ensuring China is not able to access leading microchip technology.
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