The United States has tightened restrictions on the export of semiconductor technology to China, seeking to limit its advance in artificial intelligence, especially in military applications. These measures include the Advanced Memory Export Ban (HBM) and the Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR), which affects even foreign companies that use American components. However, some allies, such as Japan and the Netherlands, have achieved exemptions.
Meanwhile, experts highlight contradictions: although certain Chinese companies face strict restrictions, others, such as CXMT, are not completely limited. This leaves a crucial question in the air: can the US really slow down China's progress, or will these measures end up favoring an even more intense technological race between both powers?
