WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The US has secured a take care of the Netherlands and Japan to limit exports of some superior chip-making equipment to China in talks that concluded on Friday, Bloomberg reported, citing individuals acquainted with the matter.

The settlement would prolong some export controls america adopted in October to firms based mostly within the two allied nations, together with ASML Holding (NASDAQ:) NV, Nikon (OTC:) Corp and Tokyo Electron Ltd, the report mentioned.

Officers from the Netherlands and Japan have been in Washington discussing a variety of points in talks led by White Home nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan.

John Kirby (NYSE:), the White Home nationwide safety spokesperson, earlier mentioned the officers have been speaking about points which might be “vital to all three of us.”

“And definitely the protection and safety of rising applied sciences goes to be on that agenda,” he instructed reporters.

A supply acquainted with the talks mentioned limiting exports of semiconductor manufacturing tools to China was among the many matters.

Getting the Netherlands and Japan to impose tighter export controls on China could be a significant diplomatic win for President Joe Biden’s administration, which in October introduced sweeping restrictions on Beijing’s entry to U.S. chipmaking expertise to gradual its technological and army advances.

When requested in regards to the Bloomberg report, the White Home declined to remark past Kirby’s earlier remarks.

The Dutch overseas ministry and a spokesperson at Japan’s Ministry of Economic system, Commerce and Trade declined to remark.

A spokesperson at Nikon declined to remark, saying the corporate couldn’t talk about one thing that had not been formally introduced. Officers at Tokyo Electron have been unavailable for remark when Reuters contacted them exterior common enterprise hours.

The Netherlands’ prime minister, Mark Rutte, earlier mentioned that it was not clear whether or not his authorities would disclose the results of ongoing talks with america over new export restrictions for the semiconductor trade.