U.S., EU eye export control deal that could focus on chips, include Japan

The United States and European Union hope to reach an agreement on how to best align export control policies targeting key technologies, potentially semiconductors, by the third Trade and Technology Council meeting later this year, according to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who said such a deal could be extended to other countries such as Japan. Raimondo spoke with reporters Tuesday, the day after the U.S. and EU concluded their second Trade and Technology Council meeting near Paris. “We had extensive...