Inspur Bypasses US AI Chip Sanctions Via Subsidiaries — SkimNews
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- Inspur, a China-owned company blacklisted by Washington for its work with the Chinese military, is bypassing US export restrictions on advanced AI chips through a network of new subsidiaries and partners
- Inspur's subsidiary continued shipping advanced AI chips even after the parent company was sanctioned, per the New York Times investigation
Why it matters: Washington's export controls on advanced AI chips to China rely on blacklisting named entities — if sanctioned companies can route hardware through freshly created subsidiaries and partners, the sanctions regime's effectiveness depends on how quickly regulators can expand the blacklist to capture new corporate shells.
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