The Chinese government has slammed America’s introduction of fresh export controls on US-made semiconductors that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Beijing tightened controls on the export of key raw materials to the U.S. and cautioned Chinese companies against buying American chips.

The U.S. launched yet another crackdown on China's semiconductor industry, its third such move in three years.

The United States on Monday launched its third crackdown in three years on China's semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies to stymie China's ability to access and produce top-line chips.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has placed additional curbs on China’s access to vital tools and components for AI chips. The new rules restrict sales of 27 types of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and chipmaking equipment,