US Blocks Intel From Selling Xeon Chips To Chinese Supercomputer Projects

Posted by Soulskill on Friday April 10, 2015 @05:43AM from the demands-recall-of-intel-inside-stickers-too dept.

itwbennett writes: U.S. government agencies have stopped Intel from selling microprocessors for China's supercomputers, apparently reflecting concern about their use in nuclear tests. In February, four supercomputing institutions in China were placed on a U.S. government list that effectively bans them from receiving certain U.S. exports. The institutions were involved in building Tianhe-2 and Tianhe-1A, both of which have allegedly been used for 'nuclear explosive activities,' according to a notice (PDF) posted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Intel has been selling its Xeon chips to Chinese supercomputers for years, so the ban represents a blow to its business.

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Soon this will be impossible by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-10 05:51 · Score: 4, Insightful

Someday soon, the US will be unable to bully people into this kind of bullshit. Soon enough, it will make more sense economically to say "Fuck US" and pull out. This can't happen soon enough.