China Opposes Export Control Abuse, Says Foreign Ministry

Beijing's pushback lands as Washington weighs tighter legislative and departmental controls on advanced chips, so export policy is hardening on both sides at once. The mention of Nvidia hardware surfacing in Shanghai data centers suggests enforcement gaps, not just rulemaking, are now central to the dispute. For supply-chain participants and data-center operators, the open question is whether scrutiny shifts from formal channels to secondary routes and third-party intermediaries. Whether the APEC setting produces any de-escalation is worth watching.