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BassmanBiff t1_j6lncz1 wrote

Reply to comment by Useless_Advice_Guy in Chinese Nuclear Lab Uses Intel, Nvidia Chips Despite Ban | Blacklisted Chinese entities obtain American hardware on the open market. by chrisdh79

Including the feds, though. The point is just to make it harder, they know sanctions aren't perfect.

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AadamAtomic t1_j6ly4zh wrote

It means China now has to buy from Unreliable Black markets ran by the CIA with pre installed malwar.

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BassmanBiff t1_j6nz262 wrote

I hadn't thought of that, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks!

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somegridplayer t1_j6mmiin wrote

It's barely harder, it's just a hassle. They can literally make a company in the next country over called "Literally Not China" and have them shipped there then re-ship. And nobody would care.

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Dead_Or_Alive t1_j6mqo29 wrote

The point of sanctions is not stop China from using high end or mid level chips at scale. Yes there will always be ways around the rules.

What sanctions prevents is the capacity to build high tech products for mass consumption or use. You can’t setup a factory churning out high end products without the ability to reliably get chips at a consistent quality. Your not going to get chips at that scale on the black market.

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somegridplayer t1_j6mrquc wrote

>What sanctions prevents is the capacity to build high tech products for mass consumption or use.

Which it never did.

>Your not going to get chips at that scale on the black market.

What are you even talking about? They don't have to go to the black market to get them.

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