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  advanced semiconductor  The US government is preparing to implement new export control rules aimed at limiting Chinese companies' access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips sourced from third-party countries. Sources familiar with the matter stated that the new regulations, expected to be announced before the end of this month, will focus on controlling the global distribution of powerful graphics processing units (GPUs), which are critical for training AI models. The measure seeks to close loopholes in existing rules, particularly in light of growing concerns over China's efforts to circumvent US sanctions by acquiring restricted chips through intermediary nations. This move represents a significant escalation from earlier chip-related sanctions introduced in December 2024, when the US added 140 Chinese semiconductor firms to a trade blacklist and imposed a ban on the sale of high-bandwidth memory chips to China. The new regulations aim to prevent Chinese compan...

  Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen A Chinese cybersecurity agency has accused the United States of orchestrating cyberattacks to steal business secrets from a research centre and a data company, amid a backdrop of heightened tensions between the two nations over cyber espionage. The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Centre (CNCERT), a non-governmental body that monitors cybersecurity threats in China, made the allegations in a statement released on Wednesday. The statement, widely covered by state media, claims that American intelligence agencies have been behind the attacks. According to CNCERT, since August, a research unit focused on advanced material design has been targeted by cyberattacks originating from the US. The attackers reportedly exploited vulnerabilities in an electronic document security system to infiltrate the company’s server. They then deployed a Trojan horse virus via a software update service, which spread to over 270 devic...