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CNBC AI News, July 14th – Malaysia is reportedly implementing a licensing regime for the export and transshipment of high-performance U.S.-made AI chips, a move designed to prevent the diversion of these sensitive components, particularly to countries like China.
According to a statement released by Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, individuals or entities who know, or have reasonable grounds to suspect, that relevant goods may be misused or involved in restricted activities, are now required to notify the relevant authorities at least 30 days prior to export, transshipment, or transit, and to obtain the necessary permits. This policy took immediate effect.
The ministry explained that this action is intended to address existing loopholes in current regulations. Significantly, the Malaysian government is also considering adding U.S.-manufactured high-performance AI chips to its Strategic Items List under the Strategic Trade Act.
This development follows recent reports of the U.S. government’s plans to create new export control rules, tightening restrictions on the export of advanced NVIDIA AI GPUs to Malaysia and Thailand. The aim is to prevent these chips from being re-exported to China, effectively circumventing existing prohibitions.
Under a preliminary draft, the U.S. Commerce Department intends to require companies to obtain export licenses from the U.S. government before shipping AI GPUs to Malaysia and Thailand.
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