Report: US rule blocking export of chipmaking tech to China impacts M'sia

An exclusive report by Reuters has indicated that the Joe Biden administration will unveil a new rule next month expanding US power to stop exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment from some foreign countries to China’s chipmakers.

While US allies like Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea will be excluded from the rule, the report stated that affected countries would include Israel, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.

The rule is an expansion...