US targets supercomputers in Biden's first move against Chinese tech

Washington sees weapons threat in sector key to Beijing's tech self-reliance

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

PALO ALTO, U.S.-- The Biden administration took its first trade action against China on Thursday, adding seven Chinese supercomputing developers to an export blacklist for assisting Chinese military efforts in a move that will likely further escalate frosty tensions between the world's two largest economies.

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