China has introduced tough new laws which restrict the export of “controlled items”.
The rules primarily focus on the export of military technologies and other products that might harm China’s national security.
The export controls are widely believed to be in response to similar actions by the US.
TikTok, Huawei and Tencent are among the casualties of Washington’s Chinese technology crackdown.
There are concerns the new regulations, which came into effect on Tuesday, could escalate the ongoing trade war with the US.
Trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies began in 2018 but have ramped up this year.
Tech cold war
President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced executive orders against a range of Chinese firms arguing they could share data with the Chinese government.
China’s new export laws are “a reaction to this escalation of the tech war and it’s China looking to cover its own advantages”, said Alex Capri, visiting professor at the National University of Singapore
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