China Slams the Door on Foreign AI Chips — and Dangles ‘Half‑Price’ Power for Homegrown Silicon: What It Means for Nvidia, AMD, Alibaba and the AI Arms Race
Key facts (Nov 5, 2025 and the last few days) What happened — and why it matters Beijing’s new line in the sand. China has issued guidance requiring any AI data center that receives state funding to deploy only domestic AI chips. Officials have told data centers that are less than 30% complete to rip out foreign accelerators or cancel pending procurements. Projects further along will be reviewed case‑by‑case. The directive, described by sources to Reuters, is among China’s most assertive steps to localize critical compute amid on‑off trade tensions and export controls with Washington. Reuters Who’s covered. The order
