Malaysia is weighing Huawei chips despite a warning from Washington.
Malaysia is close to picking Huawei chips to keep its national data inside the country. A state linked telecoms firm would run the project, worth 2 billion ringgit or about $494 million. Washington warns the Ascend 910C chip could break its export rules, and Malaysian officials visit this month.
Why it mattersNo government has openly chosen Chinese AI chips over American ones before. If this holds, other countries short of chips get a template to copy.
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