US-China tensionsUS targets supercomputers in Biden's first move against Chinese tech
Washington sees weapons threat in sector key to Beijing's tech self-reliance
A staff member works beside the Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer at the National Supercomputer Center in Wuxi, China. © Getty Images
YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer
April 8, 2021 23:12 JST
Updated on April 9, 2021 03:23 JST
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.