Source: The New York Times (paywall)
U.S. export restrictions on advanced semiconductors are being circumvented through a legal loophole: Chinese firms like ByteDance rent compute capacity from Singapore-based cloud operators (DayOne, Moonshot) that legally procure Nvidia chips. The architecture of these controls—designed to prevent direct sales—hasn't adapted to the cloud infrastructure era, where geography of compute matters less than access. Washington lacks the political will and regulatory tools to close the gap.