Will YMTC get added to the Entity List?
Let’s countdown.
BIS’s New Export Controls
On October 7, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new export controls targeting Chinese chipmakers. In addition, BIS added 31 Chinese entities – including YMTC – to its Unverified List (UVL), what seems to be a precursor before being placed to the Entity List.
The new export control rules are having an immediate impact. It has been reported that American semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies such as KLA Corp, Applied Materials, and Lam Research are hitting pause on their operations in China and pulling out their staff based at YMTC as well as Dutch semiconductor company, ASML.
China Tech Threat released a memo on key areas that policymakers, analysts, and media should follow as BIS implements these new export controls targeting China. The 60-day window ending December 6 will be critical.
5 Key Issue Areas to Monitor:
POV
Roslyn’s Statement after the BIS Countdown Expired: Is Commerce Getting Played by the Chinese Government on Export Controls?
CTT Statement: CTT Applauds Export Control Action, Calls for BIS Vigilance and Swift Action Against Other China Tech Threats
CTT-CPA Joint Report : Silicon Sellout: How Apple’s Partnership with Chinese Military Chipmaker YMTC Threatens National Security
CTT Blog: Apple Halts Plan to Use YMTC Chips in Wake of New Export Controls; More Trouble Coming
CTT Blog: A Huge Week for American Policies on Chinese Technology, But More Must Be Done
CTT Blog: BIS Explains New China-Focused Export Controls, Entity List Regulations
Expert Opinions
“Being added to the unverified list used to be a nuisance. Now it should be terrifying.”
–Gregory Allen, CSIS
“The chances of YMTC being added to the “entity list” at 99 per cent.”
–Kit Conklin, Atlantic Council
“These restrictions on the transfer of advanced U.S. manufacturing technology are absolutely necessary, but there is still much more that needs to be done to stop the Chinese Communist Party from cheating and stealing its way to technological dominance… I continue to urge the Biden administration to act swiftly on other export control actions and to add YMTC to the Entity List to protect America’s technology supply chains and American consumers.”
–Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
“I see these export controls as being hugely consequential. It goes straight to the heart of Beijing’s efforts to create a domestic world class semiconductor industry.”
–Martijn Rasser, CNAS
“The US government’s new export controls are wreaking havoc on China’s chip industry. New rules around “US persons” are driving an “industry-wide decapitation.”
-Jordan Schneider, Rhodium Group
Media
Forbes: Is Commerce Getting Played By The Chinese Government On Export Controls?
GOP Foreign Affairs Committee: McCaul Oversight Request Examines Effectiveness of New BIS Rules in Protecting Critical Technology From CCP
The Washington Post: Western suppliers cut ties with Chinese chipmakers as U.S. curbs bite
Wall Street Journal: American Executives in Limbo at Chinese Chip Companies After U.S. Ban
Financial Times: China’s YMTC asks core US staff to leave due to chip export controls
Financial Times: China’s chip darling YMTC thrust into spotlight by US export controls
Nikkei Asia: Apple freezes plan to use China’s YMTC chips amid political pressure
South China Morning Post: China’s top memory chip maker woos local graduates for design jobs as US tightens export controls
The Telegraph: Xi is turning China into a hermit kingdom abandoned by tech
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