US and allies continue to chip away at Chinese tech sector

US semiconductor trade sanctions against China seem to be having an effect, but at what cost to its own companies.
Considered a key US ally in the region, Japan this week announced a bunch of export restrictions to China, with a focus on chip-making equipment. Japan insisted the move has got nothing to do with US pressure, and is instead only to stop chips being reappropriated for military use, but that’s hard to believe.
Meanwhile America’s other main East Asian ally, South Korea, t