The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

Published on July 8, 2026

Southeast Asian countries face two dilemmas in the Sino-US AI chip war: aligning their technology stacks with either of the great powers and preventing the illegal diversion of restricted chips.

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