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- China is proposing to add 23 AI technologies to its export-control list, with the stated goal of keeping tighter control over homegrown advancements.
- Large language models and chip designs are explicitly among the categories China is weighing for the new restrictions.
- If formally adopted, the curbs could restrict overseas access to advanced Chinese AI capabilities, per the proposal.
Why it matters: If enacted, the rules would give Beijing a formal mechanism to decide which foreign buyers can access Chinese-developed LLMs and chip designs. Chinese AI and chip firms would face new guardrails on cross-border technology transfers.
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