Upcoming US export rules on chipmaking tools won't apply to friendly countries

The US is said to be tightening its export rules on chipmaking equipment, but will provide exceptions for allied and friendly nations. An expansion of the Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR) will go into effect in August, according to Reuters, citing two anonymous sources. The updated rules will reportedly target chipmaking …

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"The planned new rule is only in draft form and could change, but the aim is to publish it in some form in August, the sources said."

"US official who declined to be identified. “We continually work with like-minded countries to achieve our shared national security objectives.”"

Reuters

"Like-minded countries", lol, by threats and all other US ways of "friendly" diplomacy. There-can-be-the-only-one moronic stance.

Globalisation, Cooperation, etc. rhetoric used for decades, for one and only propose, to have a control on almost everything. Sanctions junky & pathetic USA, pity as well.

* Do not forget "Free Internet" from the same rhetoric & absolutely for a same reason, as we all know that, especially in the last years.

[Casca]

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Yea,yea. We know you hate the US and love China.

[heyrick]

The exemption for A:5 countries is critical for...

...a lot of these allies not telling them to piss off.

While countries try to get along with the US because it's a power house, they'll all be looking after their own interests too, and as long as you're in the in crowd everything is okay. It's when you're relegated to the outside that things might take a shift in unexpected directions. Ain't politics fun?

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Of course if a future US monarch was to start being less friendly to western Europe and more friendly to a certain country in very-eastern Europe then some of these 37 might just tell the USA to piss off

[Anonymous Coward]

So

According to the U.N. there are 193 countries in the world. And the U.S.A. only has 37 "friends"?

Awww

[fg_swe]

Re: So

There are plenty of corrupt customers of other power centers around.

Nations which prioritize the palace of their corrupt president over their nation's interest. They burn treasure on luxury cars and iphones for their elite. Then they complain about being treated unfairly by hard working, law abiding, rich countries. Lazy saloon commies, essentially. The U.L. BS will encourage them in their sense of victimhood.

These commies would love to make a quick buck by undermining sanctions. Thereby fueling the fire of very real war, Korea-style.