Sen. Rubio urges additional steps to block China’s advanced semiconductor access

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in a Sept. 3 letter calls on Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to consider all export license applications for products destined to China under the presumption of denial, citing China’s ability to avoid U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors crucial to artificial intelligence development, Inside U.S. Trade reported.

“As you know, these semiconductors have widespread military application, fueling capabilities such as artificial intelligence to provide militaries with an edge on the battlefield, something the CCP itself...