South Korea says that if US money is given to companies, chip factories in China won't have to close.

On Wednesday, South Korea's trade ministry said that recipients of the $52 billion in semiconductor funding the United States proposes to restrict from being used by "countries of concern" will not be forced to shut down their China facilities. On Tuesday, the US Department of Commerce suggested restrictions on who might get financing for chip manufacture and research in the United States. These restrictions would prevent the fun....