KONTAN.CO.ID -Â WASHINGTON. The Trump administration is considering whether to add China's top chipmaker SMIC to a trade blacklist, a Defense Department official said on Friday, 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. SMIC and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Trump administration weighs blacklisting China's chipmaker SMIC
KONTAN.CO.ID -Â WASHINGTON. The Trump administration is considering whether to add China's top chipmaker SMIC to a trade blacklist, a Defense Department official said on Friday, 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. SMIC and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.