U.S. Commerce Department released restrictions to slow the progress of Chinese military programs

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U.S. Commerce Department released restrictions to slow the progress of Chinese military programs

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The package of restrictions, which was released by the Commerce Department, is designed in large part to slow the progress of Chinese military programs, which use supercomputing to model nuclear blasts, guide hypersonic weapons and establish advanced networks for surveilling dissidents and minorities, among other activities.

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U.S. President Joe Biden institutes stringent export controls on computer chips in an effort to restrict China’s advanced manufacturing sector.