Chinese technology exports to Russia plummeted in March after U.S.-led sanctions took effect, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimundo said Tuesday, calling it a sign of Beijing’s wariness about violating the trade prohibitions.
Chinese shipments of laptops, phones and other technology to Russia plummeted in March, U.S. Commerce secretary saysThe keyboard of a Chinese laptop. Exports of laptops to Russia fell 40 percent in March, compared with February, evidence, U.S. officials say, that China is abiding by U.S. sanctions. Chinese technology exports to Russia plummeted in March after U.S.-led sanctions took effect, U.S.
, suggest Beijing was at least initially reluctant to break the rules, perhaps out of fear of U.S. retaliation, which could involve restricting tech sales to Chinese companies.companies worldwide to abide by the ban if they use U.S. manufacturing equipment or software to produce computer chips, which are also known as semiconductors. Most chip factories around the world, including those in China, use software or equipment designed in the United States, analysts say.
Douglas Fuller, a semiconductor expert at City University of Hong Kong, said that’s less strange than it might seem. A type of semiconductor known as a microcontroller is used to control various functions in both appliances and motorized vehicles, he said. Since tanks are essentially armored autos, the chips probably could be used to control the same functions they do in cars, such as braking and steering, he said.
, the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer, which the United States accused of threatening U.S. national security. In that case, computer chip manufacturers and other companies asked their lawyers to pore over the rules to determine which sales were still allowed.
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