US export controls – Charm

Tech war: Nvidia CEO Huang says China a ‘key market’ on Beijing visit, as US bans AI chips

Cs news2 months ago02 mins

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has made a surprise visit to Beijing, meeting Chinese officials a day after the US chip giant disclosed that Washington will now require a licence to export its H20 chips to China, a move the company expects to cost it US$5.5 billion. Huang’s visit comes as Beijing and Washington…

US adds Chinese AI unicorn Zhipu to trade blacklist before Biden’s exit

Cs news5 months ago07 mins

Chinese start-up Zhipu AI said it “strongly disagrees” with a US decision to add the company and its subsidiaries to an export blacklist, as the administration of President Joe Biden released a flurry of trade restrictions just days before he leaves office. The US Department of Commerce on Wednesday added 25 China-based companies and two…