Dutch, Japanese Curbs on Chip Equipment to China May Not Be Tough Enough: Industry Group

People visit Semicon China, a trade fair for semiconductor technology, in Shanghai on March 17, 2021. Aly Song/Reuters

A chip industry group is warning that if U.S. allies do not adopt curbs on semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China that are comparable to U.S. controls, they will not be effective.

The warning came after news of an agreement by the Netherlands and Japan to curb chipmaking exports to China to align with rules the Biden Administration imposed in October. Details of the deal have not been made public.