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Bloomberg reported that Huang Renxun’s resignation may intensify AI competition between the United States and China and pave the way for the United States to further tighten controls on chips and remote applications. China’s AI industry may have to suffer the consequences
Bloomberg analysis reported that,Jen-Hsun Huang The departure could slow down the AI computing race between the United States and China.Huida US in this area It may be more difficult to maintain China’s lead, and the loss of big names supporting product losses in the chip industry, coupled with tightening U.S. The chip could pave the way for control.
Bloomberg wrote that Huawei was originally a major competitor in AI chips, but after US chip controls barred the company from hiring TSMC for OEMs, its growth slowed, highlighting that China’s hardware development still depends on advanced wafer manufacturing processes and that effective export controls would widen the gap between the United States and China.
China’s continued demand for Huida chips reflects the limitations of domestic alternatives, and Chinese developers still rely heavily on Huida hardware for cutting-edge training. Lu Qideepseek It’s hard to use Huawei chips to train your R2 models and go back to using Huida products. Reuters also previously reported that Chinese AI companies have locked up the computing power of Huida chips in overseas data centers, and gray market traders are also stockpiling Huida chips in preparation for stricter export controls.
China has four ways to obtain advanced AI chips, including legal purchases from the United States, abuse and smuggling, remote access through overseas data centers, and local production. Now Washington is planning a comprehensive launch from four aspects.
Huang Renxun is suspected to be involved in a communist espionage case, which may also impact the Sichuan-Xi meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on 18th and 19th of this month. The ceasefire in the US-China trade war expires in January next year. Whether this can continue depends partly on whether Washington will suspend the implementation of new technology controls. However, the US Congress is pushing for tighter controls on chips, and the Commerce Department is also planning to control the remote use of advanced US chips by Chinese companies. Current chip control measures may be more difficult to maintain.
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Bloomberg believes that if Huang Renxun leaves, Huida’s influence in the US-China AI competition may be reduced, which will not only be detrimental to the US maintaining its lead, but may also make it more difficult for the chip industry to speak out about losing products, increasing the possibility of regulation.
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Because local choices are still limited in China, it is difficult for DeepSeek to completely replace Huida hardware with Huawei chips when training R2 models, indicating that state-of-the-art model training still relies on advanced GPUs and mature processes.
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The article pointed out that the United States can start from four aspects: strengthening restrictions on legal procurement, abuse and trafficking, remote access to overseas data centers and local production, and remote use of American advanced chips by Chinese companies.
