South Korea Pleads With U.S. on China Chip Curbs as Expiry of Waiver Nears

South Korea has urged the U.S. to “actively cooperate” in resolving issues related to semiconductor export curbs, as a waiver that allows the China production bases of two South Korean chipmakers to circumvent the restrictions nears expiration.

Bang Moon-kyu, head of South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) made the request during a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on Friday, according to a statement published by the MOTIE .