The friction between China and the United States in the science and technology sector is further intensifying.

According to a report by Guancha News on May 21, the Chinese side has clearly stated that it will take legal action against various entities worldwide (including U.S.-related entities) assisting the United States in restricting Huawei's artificial intelligence chips under relevant laws.

This situation undoubtedly adds new uncertainties to the Sino-U.S. relationship, which had just reached a 90-day trade "truce" recently.

Of particular note, on May 19, the Malaysian government announced the construction of its first artificial intelligence (AI) system powered by Huawei chips, but quickly withdrew the related statement the next day.

This highly dramatic policy change vividly highlights the delicate and complex position Malaysia finds itself in within the global AI technology competition landscape between China and the United States.

This means that the U.S. ban has already been taking effect in secret.

And behind this may lie the fact that more than one country has shown signs of wavering or adjusting its procurement decisions regarding purchasing and applying Huawei AI chips.

Once more countries begin to waver and join the U.S. in banning Huawei Ascend chips, the impact on Huawei would be significant.

More importantly, the Trump administration will likely exploit this situation further, using it as leverage in subsequent negotiations to pressure China into compromise.

In other words, if China does not act, the U.S. will continue to advance its demands.

Therefore, on May 21, China's Ministry of Commerce officially issued a warning to the world.

Of particular interest, in this incident, China has demonstrated an extremely tough stance, decisively using the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China as a legal weapon.

China not only explicitly pointed out that "the measures taken by the U.S. are suspected of constituting discriminatory restrictions against Chinese enterprises," but also issued a stern warning to any individual or organization executing or assisting in executing such measures, emphasizing that if they violate China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, they will bear corresponding legal responsibilities under the law.

China's tough stance is no different from the warning given by Trump when he initiated the tariff war against China, stating that if any country sacrifices China's interests to facilitate negotiations, it will face retaliation from China.

It is up to the rest of the world to choose between China and the United States; once again, the two countries have handed the choice to the rest of the world.

Interestingly, Huang Renxun, CEO of Nvidia, the American chip giant, openly stated: "The U.S. export control measures targeting AI chips for China have already proven to be a failed attempt." Since Biden took office, Nvidia's market share in China has plummeted from 95% to 50%."

Clearly, Nvidia's sharp decline in market share is closely linked to the rapid rise of China's domestic AI chip industry represented by Huawei.

Moreover, in recent years, China's development in the chip sector has been witnessed globally.

Furthermore, today, the U.S. can use this method to target Huawei, but tomorrow, it could use similar methods against any fast-growing tech company in the world.

Whether to continue "submitting" to the U.S. or to walk the path of "diversified development" with China remains to be seen in the future.

However, if the Trump administration further strengthens its chip export controls and bans against China based on existing policies of the Biden administration, China's semiconductor industry will undoubtedly face certain challenges and difficulties.

From the perspective of American chip companies, however, such actions could lead to catastrophic consequences.

Perhaps the Trump administration has not yet fully realized the importance of China, the world's largest semiconductor consumer market.

Once American chip companies lose the Chinese market, their product exports will face severe challenges, so where else will American chips be sold?

By the time China achieves complete localization of its semiconductor industry, the U.S. might again seek access to China's market.

Truly, one must not provoke trouble unnecessarily.

Source: "Ministry of Commerce: Any person executing U.S. measures is suspected of violating the law" Observing Network

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