China's import equipment is a record

China’s import of semiconductor production equipment set a record during the first 7 months of this year, as Chinese companies continue to increase their purchases pending the tightening of the United States of America and its allies on their purchases. Chinese enterprises entered slides with a $ 26 billion value, bypassing the previous record recorded in 2021. This increase comes while US, Japanese and Dutch officials are working to tighten the restrictions on Chinese businesses, according to the latest data issued this week by the general administration of Chinese Customs. Chinese purchases from companies such as “Tokyo Electron”, “Asml Holding” and “Apple Materes” have increased over the past year. During this period, Chinese businesses strengthened their purchases of the least developed equipment after the United States and its allies sharpened control of their access to the latest technology. These major expenses contributed to increasing Dutch exports to China to new record levels, which in July was more than two billion dollars for the second time in history. Old systems The sales of the Dutch company “Asml” to China increased by 21% during the second quarter of this year to make up about half of its total turnover. These sales include old systems that are not subject to restrictions, while Beijing wants to produce more sophisticated connections. The ASML is the only supplier of the most advanced lithographic equipment (onboard pressure), which is needed to manufacture advanced chips. According to a report by “Bloomberg News”, the Chinese international connecting manufacturing business relied on lithographs of an older generation for ‘ASML’ to make significant technological advances over the past year. Last June, the semi -trading expected the production of Chinese manufacturers to grow 14% to 10.1 million electronic slides per month by 2025, which represents about a third of the global production of the sector, to 15% growth during the current year. The United States is still tightening the rules that will combat China’s progress in many important technologies, including semiconductors and artificial intelligence. These measures include consecutive tours to draw up restrictions on exports, reducing the sale of advanced discs and equipment needed to manufacture them.