Expert Calls for Update on Chip Export Controls: Legacy Rules Lag Behind Industry Reality
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-08-05
Tech policy experts argue that end-use controls need urgent updating. Chinese firms were already operating beyond the logic and memory chip control thresholds in 2022, and the industry did not even consider those restricted components "advanced" at the time.
Furthermore, the AI-driven memory supercycle has caused demand to skyrocket. The original strategy of slowing China's AI progress via memory controls has clearly failed by 2026, yet these outdated restrictions remain in place.
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