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Administration Officials Agree to Three New Chinese Export Restrictions, Report Says

Senior Trump administration officials agreed to three measures that will tighten restrictions on China’s ability to obtain advanced U.S. technology, according to an April 1 Reuters report. The measures, agreed to during a March 25 meeting (see 2003260036), will “introduce…

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hurdles” to block Chinese companies from buying U.S. optical materials, radar equipment and semiconductors, the report said. It is unclear if President Donald Trump will sign off on the new rules, Reuters said. It is also unclear how these measures relate to potential changes to the Direct Product Rule and the de minimis rule that administration officials have been considering for months (see 2003050041, 2003130037 and 1912100033).