3 d. ago Why China may buy Nvidia’s H200 chips as Trump eases curbs – and replace them later

China is likely to accept Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips following US clearance, driven by immediate demand in the country’s vast tech sector, according to analysts – though they said Beijing would push to replace them over time. The American chip giant’s second-most-advanced AI processor can be exported to China from Thursday, as long as shipments total no more than half the amount sold in the US, according to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and...

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6 d. ago US Department of Commerce lifts planned crackdown on Chinese drones, including DJI — company gets reprieve ahead of Xi

US Department of Commerce lifts planned crackdown on Chinese drones, including DJI — company gets reprieve ahead of Xi-Trump meeting in April, but the FCC ban still stands  Tom's Hardware

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7 d. ago US Commerce Department drops plan to crack down on Chinese drones

The US Commerce Department said on Friday it has withdrawn a plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones to address national security concerns after an earlier crackdown on passenger cars and trucks. Last month, the US Federal Communications Commission barred imports of new models of foreign-made drones and critical components including from China’s DJI and Autel on US national security grounds. The FCC this week said it was exempting some non-Chinese drones from the restrictions. The...

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2 w. ago U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs — Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department

U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs — Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department  Tom's Hardware

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3 w. ago US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, activists say

US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, activists say  ABC News

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3 w. ago US drops plan to deport Chinese man who helped expose abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, say activists

US drops plan to deport Chinese man who helped expose abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, say activists  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licences

Two senior Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked the US Commerce Department to disclose details and any approvals of continuing licence reviews for potential sales to Chinese firms of Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chips. US President Donald Trump this month said he would allow sales of Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) H200 chips to China, with the US government collecting a 25 per cent fee, and that the sales would help keep US firms ahead of Chinese chipmakers by cutting demand for Chinese...

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