BEIJING - The Biden administration's new restrictions on semiconductor exports to China will deal a serious blow to the country's ability to develop its chip industry, and could potentially slow down development of its wider tech sector.
But analysts also expect Washington to face an uphill challenge in convincing its allies to follow suit with crippling measures of their own, given China's preponderance in the global semiconductor industry.
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