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US: Chip sales to continue to China, but not most powerful ones

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao, unseen, at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, Aug. 28, 2023. [AP Photo]

The United States will continue to sell semi-conductor computer chips to China but not its most powerful ones "that China wants for its military," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday.

The U.S. is "never going to sell our most powerful [artificial intelligence] chips" to China, Raimondo told CNN's "State of the Union" show.

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