High-stakes chip war
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-06-06 00:47
THE US government's move to further restrict advanced chips such as Nvidia's Blackwell processors from being acquired by subsidiaries of Chinese businesses operating overseas will have implications for South-East Asia, where countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are vying to be the region's data centre (DC) hubs. Last weekend, Reuters reported that the US government issued unexpected guidance notifying that it will start enforcing licensing requirements for advanced chips for entities headquartered in China that have operations outside the country. These requirements are not new and have been in place since 2023, with access to these chips a point of contention in the US-China trade war. The enforcement comes in the wake of the US government closing a loophole exploited by non-US businesses, particularly Chinese businesses operating outside China, to buy these advanced chips...
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