At a special meeting of the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in October 2022, the United States and China discussed practices related to a Chinese "government guidance fund" in the semiconductor sector.

The Dutch government said that it will introduce export control measures on some semiconductor manufacturing equipment before the summer, in part to "ensure that we maintain our technological leadership" and "reduce our strategic dependence on China." In response, China's Foreign Ministry said that "

A recent report by two Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) scholars attempts to piece together details of the U.S.-Netherlands-Japan agreement on export controls related to semiconductors. The agreement has not been published, nor is it expected to be made public.

At a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) event last week that brought together experts from the U.S. and South Korea, Alan Estevez, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce, discussed several issues related to export controls on semiconductors

Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, recently announced two investment funds that would incentivize innovation and industrial development in semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and other emerging industries.

The China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) issued a statement in response to a reported agreement between the governments of the United States, Japan and the Netherlands, and called for global defense of "the globalization of the semiconductor industry" and urged the Chinese government to provide a better "

Many Chinese local governments have recently announced investment projects for 2023, with a planned investment of 3.36 trillion yuan (approximately US$490 billion) this year. Many of them focus on advanced manufacturing, as China is facing increasingly restricted access to advanced technology due to export controls, investment screening and