The U.S. proposed to put beacons on the equipment to avoid it getting into the Russian Federation or China

 

To avoid the entry of high-tech equipment of the United States into the Russian Federation or China, it is necessary to mount electronic beacons on it. The New York Times (NYT) writes about it on Friday, December 29.

Two NYT experts - Chris Miller, author of the book "The War of Chips", and Jordan Schneider, creator of the podcast "Talks about China" - said that sanctions restrictions on the export of advanced chip production equipment and the supply of machine tools are bypassed with the help of parallel imports, which are difficult to track.

"It is necessary to oblige manufacturers of equipment from the controlled list to install tamper-protected [trackers" on it. Apple AirTag costs less than $30. Equipment manufacturers are certainly able to find an effective way to introduce government-approved geolocation tools into dual-use products," experts believe.

They say that ideally a banned product transferred to Russia or a sanctioned Chinese enterprise should be automatically blocked.

The EU approved the 12th package of anti-Russian sanctions on December 18. Restrictions imply new export restrictions against the Russian Federation on dual-use products and technologies, as well as a ban on the direct or indirect import, purchase or transfer of diamonds, including jewelry, from Russia.

On August 7, The Washington Post reported that American companies had cut imports of products from China by 24% from January to May 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. It is noted that despite the attempts of Washington and Beijing to establish relations, they still remain tense. Against this background, American companies, including HP and Lego, are seeking to reduce their dependence on Chinese suppliers and rebuild supply chains.

Earlier, on June 28, it became known that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden was considering the possibility of new restrictions on the export of chips for artificial intelligence to China due to fear that competitors would take the lead in technology for weapons development or hacker attacks.

Western states have increased sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation against the background of a special operation to protect the population of Donbass. The decision to start it was made by the President of the Russian Federation against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to Ukrainian shelling.