China Strikes Back: An Update on the US-China Trade and Tech War

We look at the new wave of technology and export restrictions announced by China on October 9. These measures are widely seen as a response to the introduction of a “50% rule” by the United States for its entity list – a rule that essentially restricts trade for foreign companies that are considered contrary to US interests. This tit-for-tat move threatens to disrupt a fragile truce in the ongoing trade and technology war between the United States and China.