China is still getting its hands on US chips — and striking back too

• The US is desperate to get ahead of China on AI.
• Export controls designed to slowdown Chinese companies seem to be struggling, however.
• China is still accessing America's top AI chips, and imposing its own restrictions to hurt the West.

Xi Jinping had a stern message for Joe Biden as the presidents of the world's most powerful nations spoke on the phone in April. If the US is adamant about containing China's tech development, Xi said: "China is not going to sit back and watch."

For some time now, Washington has been trying to restrict China's access to advanced, US-built hardware needed to power smarter artificial intelligence models.