Dell is said to be taking significant steps to end its use of Chinese-made components, starting with silicon chips.
The technology company has set out to stop using semiconductors made in China - including those produced in facilities owned by non-Chinese chipmakers - by 2024. It has also told its suppliers to reduce the amount of other made-in-China components in its products.
The world's third-largest computer maker by shipments told suppliers late last year that it aims to "meaningfully lower" the amount of China-made chips it uses, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia.
Dell's goal is to have all chips used in its products produced in plants located outside China by 2024, they said.
The move is the latest development in a long-running trade dispute between Washington and Beijing.
The commercial conflict recently escalated with the publication of a new set of export controls by US President Joe Biden...