U.S. Considering New Wave of China Tech Restrictions

The Trump administration is considering new restrictions on exports of cutting-edge technology to China in a push aimed at limiting Chinese progress in developing its own passenger jets and clamping down further on tech giant Huawei’s access to vital semiconductors, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Senior officials are expected to decide by the end of this month whether to block exports of jet engines made by a General Electric Co. joint venture with France’s Safran to China for use in the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s C919 single-aisle passenger jet now undergoing flight tests, three of the people familiar with the discussions said. At the same time, the administration is also considering separate measures to broaden export controls related to the Trump administration’s restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co. by blocking foreign chipmakers, such as Taiwan’s TSMC and U.S. suppliers, from selling components made overseas to Huawei, according to some of the people.