The United States suddenly announced.
According to Reuters, on May 31 local time, the U.S. Department of Commerce abruptly released new guidelines on its official website, imposing advanced chip licensing requirements on entities headquartered in China—even if these entities are located outside of China. The report highlights that this move closes a loophole through which U.S. tech companies might have previously exported the world’s most advanced chips to Chinese firms operating overseas.
The expansion of chip controls to Chinese-owned enterprises beyond China’s borders reflects the ongoing escalation of technological competition between China and the United States, with increasingly stringent and aggressive containment tactics.
These new U.S. regulatory measures represent an extension of extraterritorial jurisdiction. This globalized application of technological hegemony reveals both anxiety over containing China’s technological advancement and the blunt arrogance of hegemonic logic.
The U.S. continues to tighten restrictions, aiming to slow China’s technological progress. Yet, isolation breeds innovation—Huawei’s "Tao Law" breakthroughs, domestic R&D of photolithography machines, and independent development of the RISC-V architecture all demonstrate how "strangling at the neck" triggers "stiffening at the neck." Technological competition is a long-term struggle; short-term blockades cannot alter long-term trends. Over recent years, it has become evident: the more the U.S. imposes sanctions, the faster China accelerates self-reliance. No hegemonic blockade can stop the tide of innovation—only openness and cooperation can lead to shared future success.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866765710194700/
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