456afisher t1_j6iuwuv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:26 PM

Capitalism at its worst: We don't sell to Russia, we sell to China and they "give" them to Russia. headshake

Polydamass t1_j6jbljg wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:09 PM

I don’t think the West is supposed to sell chips to China either tbh. Wasn’t there sanctions against their chip sector?

duskwuff t1_j6jcd1t wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:13 PM

> Wasn’t there sanctions against their chip sector?

There are sanctions covering some types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (i.e. machines that make ICs). We aren't preventing trade of finished semiconductor products; that would be a massive escalation.

Irr3l3ph4nt t1_j6kvzox wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:19 AM

>There are sanctions covering some types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (i.e. machines that make ICs).

The US is preventing sale to China for some advanced semiconductor chips too, not just manufacturing equipment, software and plans. Nvidia even had to launch nerfed products in their AI hardware division to be able to sell them to China. Your statement is not accurate.