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U.S. officials are considering discussing a Defense Department proposal this month to close regulatory loopholes that have allowed Chinese chipmaker SMIC to buy critical U.S. technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Some Commerce Department officials are trying to block the Defense Department's proposal, the Journal added, citing people familiar with the matter.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) was added to a U.S. blacklist last year that denies it access to advanced manufacturing equipment from U.S. suppliers due to its alleged ties to China's military, claims that the company rejects.
SMIC, China's largest contract chipmaker, did not immediately respond to a request
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