US Immediately Updates Advanced Chip Export Rules To China

The US limits the delivery of certain advanced chips to China

JAKARTA - A US government regulation limiting the delivery of certain advanced chips to China has been revised. Now that rule is in the final inspection process. The regulation states that further restrictions on chips that can be used for artificial intelligence will come soon.

Last week, Reuters reported that US officials had warned China to estimate regulations limiting the delivery of advanced artificial intelligence semiconductor equipment and chips to China to be updated this month.

Sources have stated that the update will add restrictions and close loopholes to the rules first announced on October 7, 2022, aimed at slowing China's technological and military advances to protect US national security.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the US Department of Commerce, which oversees export controls, declined to comment on the report.

Earlier in rules limiting exports of chip manufacturing equipment were posted for inspection last week, Reuters reported on October 5.

According to the website of the Management and Budget Office, Regulations regarding high-class chip control, advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), and supercomputations were received for inspection on October 10,.

According to a former OMB official, export control rules were not posted by the OMB until there was an agreement between the State Department, Defense, Trade and Energy regarding its contents. But the problem can still arise as part of the cross-agency clarification process OMB, which could slow down the approval process.