The move would come as part of a broader U.S. effort to thwart Beijing’s plans to dominate key emerging technologies, and it would mark a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co.

The administration is also considering measures to prevent U.S. chipmakers from using Chinese-made equipment to produce chips for the U.S. military, the people said.

The U.S. is right to be concerned about Chinese companies getting access to technologies that enable high-performance computing. This is a key area of emerging technology that could give China a major advantage in the future. The U.S. should take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that its companies are not at a disadvantage.