Lutnick Pitches US Chip Exports to China to Build Dependence on American Tech Stack
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 17
Lutnick Pitches US Chip Exports to China to Build Dependence on American Tech Stack
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 17
Howard Lutnick said US semiconductor exports to China could make Chinese users “addicted to the American technology stack,” outlining a more engagement-based pitch on trade.
The commerce secretary framed chip sales as a strategic tool to preserve US technological influence rather than relying only on Western de-risking from China.
The remarks, highlighted in Bloomberg’s New Economy newsletter, underscore a tension in US policy between restricting sensitive technology flows and using them to deepen China’s reliance on American systems.
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