China has stepped up the enforcement of its controls on chip imports, as Beijing seeks to wean the country’s technology companies away from US products such as Nvidia’s artificial intelligence processors.
Teams of customs officers have been mobilised at major ports across the country in the past few weeks to carry out stringent checks on semiconductor shipments, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
The inspections started with the goal of ensuring that local companies stop ordering Nvidia’s China-specific chips following guidance from Chinese regulators to discourage their purchase, said the people.
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