Japan's chip traders see China opportunities in U.S. crackdown

Supply chain uncertainty creates need for middlemen with Chinese ties, analysts say

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Japanese chip trading companies like CoreStaff are strengthening supply chains in East Asia. (CoreStaff)

TSUYOSHI TAMEHIRO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese semiconductor distributors are looking to move deeper into the Chinese market, as U.S. export controls raise the difficulty level of cross-border chip transactions.

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