South Korea semiconductor exports to China sink as US tightens tech restrictions

SCMP | March 16, 2025, 11:51 p.m. | Original

The decline of South Korea’s semiconductor exports to China at the beginning of this year coincides with the US roll-out of fresh export curbs on advanced chips. Photo: Shutterstock

Chip sales to the world’s second-largest economy including Hong Kong fell 31.8 per cent from a year earlier, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

That was bigger than the 22.5 per cent contraction reported for January and comes after a 2024 rally that helped fuel South Korea’s economic growth.

High-bandwidth memory chips are typically bundled with artificial-intelligence processors. Photo: Shutterstock
High-bandwidth memory chips are typically bundled with artificial-intelligence processors. Photo: Shutterstock

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