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South China Morning Post
19-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Malaysia ‘stands firm' on US chip sanctions after alleged workaround by Chinese company
Trade authorities in Malaysia have launched an investigation into claims that Chinese engineers bypassed US chip curbs by renting data centres packed with high-end Nvidia chips to train their artificial intelligence (AI) model in the country. Advertisement The allegation, made in a report by The Wall Street Journal last Thursday, poses a potential stumbling block to Malaysia's tariff negotiations with the US , which has curbed China 's access to high-end chips, including through third nations. Malaysia's trade ministry said it was in the process of verifying the claims. Though the activity might not necessarily breach local laws, the ministry said it 'stands firm' against attempts to work around export controls or engage in illicit trade activities. 'While Malaysia maintains a neutral position on unilateral sanctions, companies operating here have been advised to adhere to other countries' unilateral export controls … to avoid any secondary sanctions on their businesses,' it said in a statement on Wednesday. 01:38 China a 'key market', says Nvidia CEO Huang during Beijing visit as US bans AI chips China a 'key market', says Nvidia CEO Huang during Beijing visit as US bans AI chips A team of four Chinese engineers allegedly flew into Malaysia from Beijing in March, each carrying a suitcase with 15 hard drives containing 80 terabytes' worth of spreadsheets, images and video clips to train an AI model, according to the New York-based newspaper. Advertisement
Wall Street Journal
13-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Chinese AI Companies Dodge U.S. Chip Curbs by Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—In early March, four Chinese engineers flew to Malaysia from Beijing, each carrying a suitcase packed with 15 hard drives. The drives contained 80 terabytes of spreadsheets, images and video clips for training an artificial-intelligence model. At a Malaysian data center, the engineers' employer had rented about 300 servers containing advanced Nvidia chips. The engineers fed the data into the servers, planning to build the AI model and bring it back home.
Arab News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Chinese official discusses security with delegation from Pakistan's Balochistan
BEIJING: China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin met with a delegation from Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan on Monday, according to a ministry statement. The two sides exchanged views on issues including security and cooperation between China and the province. Chinese nationals have been in the crosshairs of separatist militants who believe Beijing is helping Pakistan exploit minerals in the underdeveloped province of Balochistan, where China has a strategic port and mining interests. Beijing has been pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working there, frustrated by the string of attacks on its citizens. The push came after a bombing at the Karachi airport last October killed two Chinese engineers who were returning there to work at a power plant.
