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Experts tell House panel export-control gaps let China build chipmaking capacity, urge allied coordination
Summary
Witnesses and members at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing warned that gaps in U.S. and allied export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and key subcomponents enable China to expand chip production and called for stronger allied coordination, more enforcement resources and possible use of extraterritorial rules.
WASHINGTON — Witnesses told the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on South and Central Asia that gaps in export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and specialized subcomponents are allowing China to expand its chipmaking capacity, posing national-security and economic risks.
Chairman Huizenga opened the hearing saying advanced AI and foundational chips ‘‘power everything from phones and cars to the military drones’’ on modern battlefields and urging Congress and the executive branch to close remaining export-control loopholes. Ranking Member Representative Kamlager Dove criticized the use of export controls as a bargaining chip in diplomacy and raised concerns about a reported sale of 35,000 NVIDIA Blackwell AI chips to Saudi Arabia, asking for a classified briefing.
Dean Ball, senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation, said the United States had successfully…
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