The U.S. is discussing with its European allies restrictions on exports to China, similar to those imposed on Russia.

Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that the Biden administration is exploring using the same information sharing and enforcement coordination to strengthen its bilateral restrictions on exports to China.

So far, the EU is not inclined to consider taking the same approach to China as it did to Russia because the circumstances are different, the sources said, adding that there is room to consider goods that Beijing could use to strengthen its military capabilities. It is unclear whether the topic will come up during U.S. Trade Representative Catherine Tigh's meeting with EU trade ministers in Prague.

“The U.S. is not considering extending the Russia export controls to China nor have we raised doing so with the Europeans,” Saloni Sharma, a spokeswoman for the US National Security Council, said in response to questions.

Earlier this month, the Biden administration banned U.S. companies from selling certain chips used for supercomputers and artificial intelligence to Chinese firms.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized U.S. export restrictions in a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. “The US side should stop its containment and suppression of China and not create new obstacles to bilateral relations,” said Wang, according to a statement Monday from the Foreign Ministry in Beijing.

Senior EU and U.S. officials will meet on Dec. 5 near Washington to agree on a list of economic plans at the third meeting of the Trade and Technology Council.

The U.S. expects a deal with allies to limit chip production in China shortly

Some member states are wary of U.S. attempts to turn the forum into an anti-China body and instead prefer to focus on a positive bilateral agenda.

EU leaders held a strategic discussion on China this month, during which a consensus was reached on the need to reduce critical dependence on Beijing.

According to a second senior EU official, some European capitals are in favor of using the TCA to strengthen coordination with the U.S. to develop effective anti-coercion and trade defense tools against non-market economies, including China.

European Commission spokeswoman Miriam Garcia Ferrer said contacts with the U.S. administration continue as the EU analyzes the effects of recent U.S. restrictive measures against China.

Sources said the Netherlands has expressed concerns about the impact of U.S. export controls, especially in the semiconductor area. The country is home to ASML Holding NV, a Dutch manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Negotiations ahead of the next TTC meeting have been hampered by the recent U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which provides subsidies to support green technology in the United States and is seen as discriminatory by the EU and other countries. Officials on both sides are scheduled to meet this week to address European concerns, and the EC hopes to eliminate those irritants before a high-level meeting in early December.