Japan and the Netherlands just picked sides in the U.S.-China cold war over chips. Here’s what they chose

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It’s always better in geopolitics to move in packs—and the U.S. just picked up some welcome company in its aggressive assault on China’s tech industry.

Bloomberg reported Monday that Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to join the U.S. in placing chip-related export controls on China, further restricting the communist republic's ability to obtain cutting-edge semiconductors.