Treasury Secretary Bessent Reveals Commerce Department Blocked Export Controls on Chinese AI Firm Megaspeed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent disclosed that four major U.S. executive departments—Treasury, Defense (referred to as War), the U.S. Trade Representative, and State—spent months advocating for the placement of Chinese AI company Megaspeed on the export control entity list. The initiative aimed to restrict the firm's access to critical technologies. The efforts were ultimately blocked by the Department of Commerce, which declined to act on the proposal. This revelation highlights internal friction within the U.S. government regarding the speed and scope of technological restrictions placed on Chinese artificial intelligence entities.
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