Before the recent trade talks in London between the US and China, officials from the US Department of Commerce considered implementing new restrictions on the export of critical technologies to China, according to the Wall Street Journal. It is believed that if US-China tensions escalate again, the measure could be used by the White House as a countermeasure. Related NewsAPI Crude Oil Stock Change for Jun/13 in United States is -10.133M, lower than the previous value of -0.370M. The forecast was -0.6M.It is reported that, in recent weeks, the US Department of Commerce considered imposing stricter restrictions on semiconductors, including banning the sale of more types of chip manufacturing equipment to China, such as equipment used for producing everyday semiconductors, and expanding the existing export restriction scope on advanced process chip production equipment. This move is expected to impact the chip supply chain for products like smartphones and autos, and threaten the sales of companies like Applied Materials (AMT.US) , Lam Research (LRXS.US) and KLA Corp. (KLAC.US) .(Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)