Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist

The US treasury department finalized a rule on Monday that limits domestic entities' investment in Chinese semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and AI. The original rules were proposed in June after being introduced in August 2023 on grounds of national security. In addition to prohibiting …

[Pascal Monett]

We've always been at war with EastAsia

Those words are starting to become prophetic.

[Gene Cash]

Re: We've always been at war with EastAsia

You mean West Taiwan, right?

[Wang Cores]

*yawn*

So on top of illegal exportation, an enterprise will also need to commit the lesser crime of structuring in such a way that the individual transactions are ~= $250k, then drag it out in court for years and get the government to settle? No criminal penalty for responsible individuals? Cool to see the "rule of law" thing is still false advertising.