They would be the first attempt to regulate the flow of AI chips to US allies and partners since US President Donald Trump’s administration said it rescinded its predecessor’s so-called AI diffusion rules. The proposed rules would not affect blacklisted countries such as Russia, which cannot obtain US AI chips under rules set by the Biden administration. China, which was among those countries, got a greenlight in December to receive Nvidia’s second-most advanced AI chips. According to a document seen by Reuters, even small chip installations of less than 1,000 chips could need a license. The Trump administration already required Saudi Arabia to provide such assurances in order to purchase advanced chips, it says.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2026 16:19 UTC