Malaysia to tighten semiconductor regulations under US pressure, FT reports

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Malaysia to tighten semiconductor regulations under US pressure, FT reports

, Reuters - 10:14 PM ET 3/23/2025 default

March 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to tighten regulations on semiconductors as it comes under U.S. pressure to staunch the flow to China of chips crucial to the development of artificial intelligence, the Financial Times said on Sunday.

Trade Minister Zafrul Aziz said that the U.S. government was demanding Malaysia closely track the movement of high-end Nvidia ( NVDA ) chips that enter the country over suspicions that many are ending up in China, according to the report. (Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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