A senior US official will visit Japan and the Netherlands to request these countries impose new restrictions on China’s semiconductor sector, according to Bloomberg. Washington aims to pressure Beijing’s ability to produce high-quality memory chips essential for artificial intelligence. Journalists report that US Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez will pressure his counterparts in Tokyo and Amsterdam to impose more restrictions on the activities of Dutch supplier ASML Holding NV and Japanese Tokyo Electron Ltd in China. ASML and Tokyo Electron machines are used …