Cotton urges ban on Chinese memory maker CXMT
Senator calls on Commerce secretary to add fast-growing DRAM chipmaker to Entity List
Economy & Prices · 2 sources · November 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Sen. Tom Cotton is urging Commerce Secretary Lutnick to add Chinese memory maker CXMT to the Entity List as the company expands in DRAM and pushes into HBM. Separately, Treasury Secretary Bessent has blamed Lutnick's Commerce Department for failing to restrict Nvidia chips from reaching China, pointing to a rift over semiconductor export controls between two key cabinet officials.
“Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China AP News”
Sources
- Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China - AP NewsAssociated Press · tier 1 · November 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
- Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce as he slams Nvidia chip ‘leakage’ to ChinaCNBC · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
- Lutnick should ban Chinese memory maker CXMT from U.S., Sen. Cotton saysCNBC · tier 2 · November 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Timeline
- November 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM — First source: CNBC — “Lutnick should ban Chinese memory maker CXMT from U.S., Sen. Cotton says”
- November 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM — Added: Associated Press — “Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China - AP News”
- November 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM — Writer flags: unsupported, summaryWords
- November 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM — Added: CNBC — “Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce as he slams Nvidia chip ‘leakage’ to China”