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The city’s focus on China-made graphics processing units shows how mainland authorities are scrambling to build up computing resources, despite US export restrictions on advanced chips.

Tech Innovation Funds: The focus on improving the allocation of such funds comes amid a property sector slump that has strained local government finances.

Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after US rules issued in October 2022 restricted exports to semiconductor manufacturing facilities there as part of an effort to keep US technology from helping Chinas military.

The chip, which the company says offers a "quantum leap in performance, efficiency and artificial intelligence-driven graphics", will be available to Chinese customers starting in January.

The semiconductor industry is being revolutionized by semiconductor packaging, which involves encasing chips in protective materials, ensuring their safety, and enabling their connection to electronic devices. When comparing this sphere within the semiconductor industry globally, it is evident that the US and China are leading in advancements.

The US aims to contain Beijings tech ambitions, while also trying to avoid collateral damage to chipmakers from partner countries. TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix have been granted waivers, reflecting Americas changing policies in the semiconductor industry.

Huawei is reportedly shipping new Chinese-made chips for surveillance cameras, indicating it is finding ways around US export controls.

When can employer use national security exception under U.S. anti-discrimination law to make hiring decision based on national origin of candidate? An overlooked question is how to comply with anti-discrimination law when job will include access to export-controlled data.

June Park is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre on Asia & Globalisation of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security BIS issued memo to export enforcement employees reemphasizing importance of corporate export control compliance clarifying enforcement policies in two key areas.