US to restrict Chinese firms' access to cloud services (July 4, 2023)

The US is planning to limit Chinese companies’ access to cloud computing services, including those provided by Amazon and Microsoft, according to the Wall Street Journal[1]. The Biden administration is considering requiring cloud providers to seek government permission before serving Chinese firms that use such platforms to train AI models. Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services are the global leaders in the business of providing internet computing to enterprises, and compete in China with the likes of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. through local, state-affiliated datacenter partners. The move is part of the US’s efforts to tighten export controls and restrict sales of some artificial-intelligence chips to China, which is seen as a key technology for the country’s geopolitical and economic future.

Citations: [1] fortune.com/…/biden-administration-plans-curb-chi…