China Proposes Export Controls on Advanced AI Models

China's commerce ministry proposed export controls on 23 AI technologies, requiring government approval to export weights and code of models over 2T parameters or top-10 globally, while APIs and SaaS access are exempt. Analysts note contradictions, as open-source models remain automatically approved.

2026-10-17 ~ 2026-10-18 · 3 related posts

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