China proposes export controls covering advanced AI technologies

Published Friday, October 16, 2026 · 6:04 AM EDT

China proposed adding advanced artificial intelligence technologies to its export-control list, Bloomberg reported. The proposal could restrict overseas transfers of AI models and chips as China seeks closer control over homegrown advances in a sector it considers strategically important.

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