Trump Administration Weighs Blacklisting China’s Chipmaker SMIC

Trump Administration Weighs Blacklisting China’s Chipmaker SMIC
A man visits the 2020 World Semiconductor Conference in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu Province on Aug. 26, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
Updated:

The Trump administration is considering whether to add China’s top chipmaker SMIC to a trade blacklist, a Defense Department official said, as the United States escalates its crackdown on Chinese companies.

A Pentagon spokeswoman said the Defense Department was working with other agencies to determine whether to make the move against Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, which would force U.S. suppliers to seek a difficult-to-obtain license before shipping to the company.