China races to secure advanced U.S. chip materials ahead of new year

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China has been racing to build up its chip supply chain to counter increasingly strict U.S. curbs on exports of related technologies. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei Asia tech correspondents

TAIPEI -- Chinese companies are scrambling to secure advanced chip and electronics materials from U.S. suppliers before the new year, due to fears Washington will impose even more export restrictions on the sector, sources briefed on the matter told Nikkei Asia.

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