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Export controls failed to keep cutting-edge AI chips from China’s Huawei

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Export controls failed to keep cutting-edge AI chips from China ’s Huawei from the U.S. The chips were routed to Huawei through the AI venture of a Chinese cryptocurrency billionaire, two people say.

The Commerce Department defended itself in a statement, saying more than 400 Chinese entities had been added to its controlled list.

Micree Zhan was China ’s richest cryptocurrency billionaire in 2018 , with a personal fortune of $4 billion .

He co-founded Bitmain , a firm that designs crypto-mining chips, in 2013 .

Zhan 's companies and Huawei have crossed paths in China 's chip sector.

Critics accuse Sophgo of working to help Huawei evade export controls.

Questions about the efficacy of the chip export controls will be front and center as they evaluate the future of China policy.

“The guidelines are murky. It’s very hard to get control of it.” Paul Triolo , technology policy lead at Albright Stonebridge Group , said companies trying to figure out what lengths they had to go to for due diligence.

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