Editor’s note for February 9, 2023

A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.

The subject line of this email is “Biden wants to stop American companies from funding advanced tech in China.” It might not be Biden himself, but his government is certainly pushing ahead with a project to decouple the U.S from China economically and technologically.

And for all the complaints from the American right wing that he did not shoot the balloon down soon enough, Biden’s policies aimed at restricting business with China and American support for Chinese tech development are proving to be much tougher than Trump’s.

Scroll down for our summary of the latest Biden moves against the Chinese technology sector, or click through for the full detailed story, with commentary from notable specialists.