However, export controls, while an effective tool, are not simple nor straightforward. And the Chinese government is really good, like the Russians, at circumventing sanctions and different restrictions, in this case on cutting edge technology. The US must take care to ensure that our export controls are properly enforced as PRC shell companies have ways of working around these trade controls. in order to acquire American semiconductors and other control products. And unfortunately, sometimes it seems like a game of whack a mole because one company will pop its head up and we'll deal with that. (04:24–04:35)
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Asserts the need for strict enforcement of U.S. export controls.
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