Chinese firms are circumventing US export controls on advanced AI chips (Nvidia A100, H100) by accessing them through cloud services from US providers including AWS, exploiting a regulatory loophole in which current law governs only direct physical exports. Reuters documented at least 11 Chinese entities in public tenders seeking restricted US technology via cloud, with four explicitly naming AWS and routing through Chinese intermediaries. US lawmakers and Commerce Department are now moving to close this gap through new legislation and proposed rules requiring verification and monitoring of cloud users accessing large AI models. This directly undermines the effectiveness of current export controls as a chokepoint mechanism.
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