US adds more Chinese firms to tech ban list. Is this just the start for Trump 2.0?
The US is picking up the pace of export restrictions and more could soon be on the way, a Chinese observer said on Wednesday after the White House ordered the first Trump 2.0 tech export controls against China.
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US President Donald Trump could also be using the controls to extract tangible gains, aligning with his deal-making approach, another analyst said.
The US announced on Tuesday that around 60 Chinese tech companies and research institutions had been added to Washington's '
entity list ' to prevent Beijing from advancing
artificial intelligence for the military.
The list singles out Chinese entities that US firms are restricted from trading with, including companies accused of buying US-origin products to support China's development of quantum and hypersonic weapons.
It includes subsidiaries of
Inspur Group , a leading Chinese IT firm that provides cloud computing and big data services to Intel, as well as the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, which develops large language models.
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Washington has frequently used the list to target Chinese entities that are deemed as a 'threat to US national security'.
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