China considers tighter export controls on AI models and chips, FT reports

China's Ministry of Commerce is consulting domestic AI and chip firms on tightening export controls on advanced models, model weights, training data, and semiconductor designs—potentially blocking Western acquisition of Chinese AI startups and restricting overseas chipmakers from producing semiconductors based on Chinese designs.

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