Trump administration reportedly drafting ban on Chinese datacenter components

Trump’s FCC is developing a measure to bar US imports of new models of Chinese datacenter devices, sources say The Trump administration is reportedly drafting a ban on US imports of new models of Chinese datacenter components, in the latest sign US authorities are scrambling to respond to the rapid development of AI technology in China. Four people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees the US ⁠telecommunications industry, is developing a measure to bar imports of new ​Chinese optical transceivers, which allow data to travel over fiber-optic cables at the speed of light within datacenters. Officials hope to publish the measure this year, according to Reuters. The FCC could still modify or shelve the restriction, Reuters reported. But the deliberations are the latest example that the Trump administration is increasingly focused on limiting Chinese technological incursions into cutting-edge US industries. The US has long been at the forefront of the AI industry, with companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google driving the development of models, and chipmakers such as Nvidia commanding the chip supply chain. But