Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) presides over a hearing about USAID on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesThe Trump administration formalized a path for U.S. chip companies to sell more powerful AI chips to customers in China with a new rule on Jan. 13, a day after House lawmakers celebrated the passage of a bipartisan bill aimed at closing a related export-control loophole in order to curb Chinese access to similar advanced AI chips.On Jan. 14, lawmakers criticized the new rule during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the AI race between the United States and the Chinese regime, where several members highlighted bills they recently introduced to support the United States’ lead in AI.
New China AI Chip Rule Puts Trump Admin, Lawmakers at Odds
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