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A Congressional Research Service report describes export controls on advanced semiconductors as an intentional mechanism to restrict access to AI computing and slow China’s development of competitive capabilities, contradicting the claim’s categorical 'no mechanism' wording. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: U.S. Export Controls and China: Advanced Semiconductors · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:bcea39934867ecd5b6ed4de3157ccdefa5df03250265302b97960abdc95a61ba

Since 2018, the U.S. government has sought to strengthen U.S. export controls ... while slowing China’s development of competitive capabilities. ... U.S. efforts to enhance controls have restricted some advanced technologies and activities from China.