美国商务部星期天(5月31日)在其官网发布一份最新指南,明确规定今后将对总部位于中国的实体(即便这些实体身处中国境外)实施先进芯片的出口许可要求。此举旨在封堵一个已存在一年之久的监管漏洞,阻止英伟达、超威半导体(AMD)等企业将最先进的人工智能(AI)芯片出口给中国境外的中国实体公司。

Surprise move suggests US chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese firms based in places such as Malaysia.

The US Commerce Department has extended chip-export licence rules to Chinese-headquartered firms wherever they operate, closing a year-old loophole.