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U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, attends a news briefing in front of Saint Michael's Cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/File Photo
Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Biden administration approved more than $23 billion worth of licenses for companies to ship U.S. goods and technology to blacklisted Chinese companies in the first quarter of 2022, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday.
The data comes amid growing pressure on the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden to further expand a broad crackdown on shipments of sensitive U.S. technology to China from Republican lawmakers, who now control the House of Representatives.
The Biden administration approved more than $23 billion worth of licenses for companies to ship U.S. goods and technology to blacklisted Chinese companies in the first quarter of 2022, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday.
How much of that was leading edge tech which is subject to restrictions, and how much is tech which is not restricted? Reuters indicates that split is not published.