US Urges Allies to Squeeze China Further on Chip Technology (2)

The US government is pressing allies including the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea and Japan to further tighten restrictions on China’s access to semiconductor technology, a controversial effort that’s drawing resistance in some countries, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Biden administration’s latest push is aimed at plugging holes in export controls it’s levied over the past two years and restraining China’s progress in developing domestic chip capabilities, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. For example, the US is urging the Netherlands to stop ASML Holding NV from servicing and repairing sensitive chipmaking ...