My guess is that they don't want their technology to be used to modernize the PRC's military. Just the other day (PDF warning): https://selectcommitteeontheccp

My guess is that they don't want their technology to be used to modernize the PRC's military. Just the other day (PDF warning): https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/reset-prevent-build-scc-report.pdf https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites... > Pillar II: Stem the Flow of U.S. Capital and Technology Fueling the PRC’s Military Modernization and Human Rights Abuses > U.S. export controls have been slow to adapt to rapid changes in technology and attempts by adversaries to blur the lines between private and public sector entities, particularly the PRC’s strategy of Military-Civil Fusion. > “The military is for civilian use, the civilian is military, and the military and civilian are fused.” In other words, no line exists between civilian and military technological development. U.S. export controls have yet to adapt to this reality