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China restricts exports of technologies such as AI on national security risk grounds

China restricts exports of technologies such as AI on national security risk grounds

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October 19th, 2026

China restricts exports of technologies such as AI on national security risk grounds

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On Friday, China announced that it plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 items related to artificial intelligence, chips, and solar technology, as its technological rivalry with countries including the United States continues to intensify.

中國週五表示,由於其與包括美國在內的國家之間的技術競賽不斷加劇,計畫限制或禁止40項涉及人工智慧、晶片和太陽能技術的出口。

The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly issued a draft document proposing updates to the catalogue of technologies that China bans or restricts for export.

商務部與科學技術部聯合發布了一份草案文件,就中國受出口禁令或限制的技術目錄提出擬議更新。

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that the move was "necessary" and cited national security as one of the reasons.

商務部發言人在一份聲明中表示,此舉實屬「必要」,並將國家安全列為箇中原因之一。

The proposal came at a time when China and the United States were making progress in their dialogue on AI safety and governance, and were holding consultations on establishing a notification mechanism to respond to AI incidents that could threaten national security.

該提案提出之際,中美兩國在人工智慧安全與治理方面的對話取得進展,並就建立通報機制展開磋商,以應對可能威脅國家安全的人工智慧事件。

According to Chinese ministries, Friday's list included 23 artificial intelligence technologies, ranging from advanced large models to agents.

據中國各部委稱,週五的清單中包含了23項人工智慧技術,涵蓋範圍從先進的大模型到代理。

In recent years, US-led restrictions have curbed the export of certain advanced technologies to China, leaving the country unable to obtain the world's most cutting-edge AI chips or the advanced chipmaking equipment needed to produce them.

過去幾年,美國主導的限制措施遏制了部分先進技術對中國的出口,導致中國無法取得世界上最尖端的人工智慧晶片,也無法取得製造這些晶片的先進晶片製造設備。

Under China's proposal, core technologies of large AI models trained on sensitive national data would be banned from export, and AI agents designed for highly sensitive environments such as national defence and critical information infrastructure would also be banned from export.

根據中國的提案,使用敏感國家數據訓練的人工智慧大模型核心技術將被禁止出口,而為國防和關鍵資訊基礎設施等高度敏感環境設計的人工智慧代理也將被禁止出口。

A statement from the Ministry of Commerce said: "The Chinese government is implementing these necessary measures to firmly establish a security baseline, prevent misuse and abuse, and ensure that artificial intelligence remains under human control."

商務部聲明稱:「中國政府實施這些必要措施,旨在築牢安全底線、防止誤用和濫用,並確保人工智慧處於人類控制之下。」

Meanwhile, the export of AI models with 2 trillion or more parameters, or those possessing certain world-leading capabilities, may be subject to restrictions.

與此同時,參數數量達到或超過2萬億,或具備某些世界領先能力的人工智慧模型,其出口或將受到限制。

The number of parameters in an AI model is a key indicator of its learning capacity.

人工智慧模型的參數數量,是反映其學習能力的關鍵指標。

Chinese AI models such as Moonshot's Kimi K3 and Alibaba's Qwen 3.8-Max have more than 2 trillion parameters, but Friday's proposal did not name any specific models.

中國的人工智慧模型,例如月之暗面的Kimi K3和阿里巴巴的Qwen 3.8-Max,參數數量超過2萬億,但週五的提案並未點名任何具體模型。

Some chip design technologies have also been included in the proposed export restrictions, among them certain technologies used for AI processing chips and memory chips.

部分晶片設計技術也被列入擬議的出口限制,其中包括一些用於人工智慧處理晶片和記憶體晶片的技術。

In addition, 12 more solar-related technologies were included, covering the techniques for manufacturing polysilicon (the core raw material of the solar supply chain), along with 5 biopharmaceutical technologies, covering those related to cell and gene therapy.

此外,另有12項太陽能相關技術被納入,涵蓋製造多晶矽(太陽能供應鏈的核心原材料)的技術,以及5項生物醫藥技術,涵蓋細胞與基因治療相關技術。

Lian Jie Su, a chief analyst at the technology research and advisory group Omdia, said the move "can be seen as a response to Western countries' claims of sovereignty over artificial intelligence, robotics, telecommunications and other key technologies."

Omdia技術研究與諮詢集團首席分析師連傑·蘇表示,此舉「可以看作是對西方國家在人工智慧、機器人、電信及其他關鍵技術上提出主權要求的回應」。

In his view, the aim is to better regulate access to Chinese technology.

他認為,其目的在於更好地規範對中國技術的獲取。

In June, the US Department of Commerce, citing national security concerns, asked Anthropic to prohibit foreign nationals from using its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

美國商務部曾於6月以國家安全為由,要求Anthropic禁止外國國民使用其最強大的人工智慧模型Fable 5和Mythos 5。

These restrictions were subsequently lifted.

這些限制其後已被解除。

Wu Zihao, a senior economist at Natixis, added that artificial intelligence is increasingly of strategic importance to both China and the United States.

Natixis高級經濟學家吳子豪補充說,人工智慧對中美兩國而言都日益具有戰略意義。

"The world is becoming more fragmented in terms of trade and investment, and the same is true of access to technology," Wu said.

「世界在貿易和投資方面正變得更加碎片化,在技術獲取方面也是如此,」吳說。

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