TradeChina accounts for half of Japan's chipmaking equipment exports
Demand for less-advanced products keeps trade brisk after tech curbs
Japanese chipmaking equipment remains in high demand in China. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
HIROFUMI KANAOKA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- At least 50% of Japan's exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment went to China for a third straight quarter in the three months through March, amid an apparent surge in demand for less advanced gear spurred by U.S.-led trade restrictions.