The White House is considering banning exports to China of all items that were made with or contain U.S.-made software in response to China’s announcement of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-latest-round-of-rare-earth-export-controls-gives-the-country-dominion-over-precious-resources-regulations-have-far-reaching-implications-for-the-semiconductor-industry” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-latest-round-of-rare-earth-export-controls-gives-the-country-dominion-over-precious-resources-regulations-have-far-reaching-implications-for-the-semiconductor-industry”>rare earth export controls. According to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-considering-curbs-exports-china-made-with-us-software-sources-say-2025-10-22/” data-url=”https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-considering-curbs-exports-china-made-with-us-software-sources-say-2025-10-22/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Reuters, this isn’t the only plan the Trump administration is considering, but if implemented, it would follow through on the president’s data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/trump-strikes-back-at-china-with-a-100-percent-tariff-and-critical-software-ban-major-escalation-retaliates-for-chinas-rare-earth-restrictions” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/trump-strikes-back-at-china-with-a-100-percent-tariff-and-critical-software-ban-major-escalation-retaliates-for-chinas-rare-earth-restrictions”>threat of a 100% tariff and a ban on critical software as a response to Beijing’s perceived escalation. Although there is no final decision yet on whether…
