US Treasury Sec Bessent: Everything is on the table in talks with China

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERING PLAN TO RESTRICT GLOBALLY PRODUCED EXPORTS TO CHINA MADE WITH OR CONTAINING U.S. SOFTWARE, SOURCES SAY NEW EXPORT CONTROLS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE U.S. COULD CURB EXPORTS ON WIDE RANGE OF GOODS TO CHINA, SOURCES SAY US considering curbs on exports to China made with US software, sources say The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a U.S. official and three people briefed by U.S. authorities. While the plan is not the only option on the table, it would make good on President Donald Trump's threat earlier this month to bar "critical software" exports to China by restricting global shipments of items that contain U.S. software or were produced using U.S. software.

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