@Miles_Brundage: “Chinese companies’ overseas subsidiaries (e.g., Tencent Malaysia) have been able to legally buy Nvidia Blackwell chips…
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BIS issued guidance requiring licenses for advanced AI chip exports to Chinese-headquartered firms located outside China, highlighting previous enforcement gaps for overseas subsidiaries like Tencent Malaysia buying Nvidia Blackwell chips.
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“Chinese companies’ overseas subsidiaries (e.g., Tencent Malaysia) have been able to legally buy Nvidia Blackwell chips without an export license”
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Chris McGuire (@ChrisRMcGuire): NEW: BIS just issued guidance stating that licenses are required for advanced AI chip exports to China-headquartered firms located outside of China (e.g. a Tencent subsidy in Malaysia). The reason they had to issue this statement is BIS’ non-enforcement of certain export controls
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