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China's DeepSeek and peers release 16 AI foundation models in one month despite U.S. export controls on cutting-edge GPUs, signaling adaptive supply-chain resilience.
Rapid release cadence under GPU scarcity (fewer A100/H100 units, older chips, algorithm optimization) demonstrates China's capability to maintain AI progress through constraint adaptation; challenges unilateral export-control efficacy.
Trade pressSlicast · October 6, 2026 at 15:55 UTC · US · Source: Nikkei Asia
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