Comment by Yoshiaki Takayama

The MATCH Act is a bipartisan bill introduced primarily by Republican Representative Michael Baumgartner and aimed at institutionalizing multilateral coordination on export controls targeting China in the semiconductor sector. The bill’s primary focus is on enhancing the effectiveness of export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and related components through collaboration with allies and partners. [...] If so, it is necessary to consider establishing a new plurilateral export control coordination mechanism to replace or supplement the WA.