On Saturday, Bloomberg reported that the United States will introduce a new batch of export restrictions designed to further curtail China’s ability to acquire American chip technologies.

According to the report, the measures will focus on manufacturing technologies, and will double the types of equipment which will require special licenses to export.

The sources also indicated the United States would be coordinating its efforts with the governments of Japan and the Netherlands. Since those three countries together dominate the chip market globally, experts note that for the measures to be effective, the United States would need the support of both countries.

Although the United States has been reportedly pressuring both countries for months, Japan has remained non-committal.

Earlier in the week, Reuters reported that the Netherlands intends to join with the United States and support export restrictions on sensitive chip technologies, however thus far the government has made no official announcement that the measures are specifically targeting China.

The United States is increasingly couching China’s technological development as posing a national security threat, as it implements ever more restrictive measures designed to curtail China’s access to high technology.

In October of 2022, the United States implemented a sweeping raft of export controls designed to prevent China from acquiring certain American chip-making tools, which the United States alleged would be used for military purposes.

For its part, China has argued against the measures, saying the are a violation of free trade rules, and will disrupt global supply chains. It has even filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization, claiming the rules threaten the interests of Chinese companies,, and will disrupt global supply chains, affecting other nations.