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Regulators led by the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-weighs-export-controls-on-its-own-ai-models-and-chips-ft-reports-t7kst7qn0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/t7kst7QN0.png og:image:alt: China weighs export controls on its own AI models and chips, FT reports og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China weighs export controls on its own AI models and chips, FT reports **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China is reportedly considering export controls on its domestically developed AI models and chips, according to the Financial Times. Regulators led by the Ministry of Commerce have been consulting major AI and chipmaking firms including Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai about potential safeguards. The discussions cover both closed and open-weight models, with frontier systems potentially restricted entirely. No decisions have been made, and key details like performance thresholds and open-source handling remain unresolved. The move mirrors US export restrictions that pushed Chinese firms toward custom chips, and could affect European developers who rely on freely available Chinese AI models. Some analysts view the maneuver as leverage in broader US-China trade negotiations rather than a firm policy direction. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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