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US blockade on AI chips won’t hurt data centres in Malaysia, says Liew Chin Tong
Published on: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Published on: Thu, Jan 16, 2025
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US blockade on AI chips won’t hurt data centres in Malaysia, says Liew Chin Tong
Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Liew Chin Tong speaks during the Kongres Ekonomi Bumiputera 2024 in Putrajaya on 29 February 2024. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
PETALING JAYA: The United States (US) government's potential restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports will not affect existing data centres in Malaysia, according to Deputy Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

He said the government will adopt a wait-and-see approach to assess the potential impact on future arrangements.

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“We will engage internally, we will engage the stakeholders, we will also engage the incoming US administration to understand the extent of the regulation,” he told reporters after his keynote address at The CEO Series: Economy & Business Forum 2025 today.
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