US Weighs Sweeping Software-Based Export Restrictions Against China in Rare Earth Dispute
The Trump administration is reportedly considering broad restrictions on exports to China that contain or were produced using US software. This potential escalation comes in response to China’s expanded rare earth export controls and could affect everything from consumer electronics to aerospace components.
Potential Software Export Restrictions
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing unprecedented export controls that would restrict shipments to China of any products containing or manufactured using US software, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The proposed measures would affect a wide range of goods from laptops to jet engines and represent a potential dramatic escalation in the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.