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China quietly ramps up its tech trade war with the West

China quietly ramps up its tech trade war with the West

Companies such as Apple contractor Foxconn have been hit by Beijing’s efforts to stop cutting-edge knowhow and equipment leaving China.

The controls could prevent China’s battery giants with factories in Europe from moving their entire supply chain abroad. Getty

Beijing is tightening its grip on cutting-edge Chinese technology, aiming to keep critical knowhow within its borders as trade tensions with the US and Europe escalate.

Chinese authorities in recent months have made it more difficult for some engineers and equipment to leave the country, proposed new export controls to retain key battery technologies, and moved to restrict technologies for processing critical minerals, according to industry figures and ministry notices.

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