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Beijing is consulting companies on measures that would block the West from acquiring China's advanced artificial intelligence models, chips, and star start-ups.
The consultation covers both AI software and semiconductors. No timeline, threshold, or list of targeted entities appears in the source.
What the consultation covers The scope extends to AI models alongside chips, placing software-layer technologies inside an export-scrutiny framework traditionally applied to hardware.
Star start-ups are included in the review. That detail matters: controls applied at the start-up stage would reach companies before they accumulate the export volume of established players.
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