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Chinese Tech Giants Bypass U.S. Restrictions for AI Training

11/27/2025

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Alibaba Group and ByteDance Ltd. are training AI models in Southeast Asia to access Nvidia chips and circumvent U.S. restrictions on advanced technology.
Following U.S. measures in April to limit Nvidia product sales, offshore training has risen.
Chinese firms use lease agreements to access data centers owned by non-Chinese entities.
DeepSeek, which amassed Nvidia chips before export bans, is training domestically and collaborating with Huawei to develop next-generation AI chips.

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Story summary

Alibaba Group and ByteDance Ltd. are training AI models in Southeast Asia to access Nvidia chips and circumvent U.S. restrictions on advanced technology.
Following U.S. measures in April to limit Nvidia product sales, offshore training has risen.
Chinese firms use lease agreements to access data centers owned by non-Chinese entities.
DeepSeek, which amassed Nvidia chips before export bans, is training domestically and collaborating with Huawei to develop next-generation AI chips.