1. Highest-end silicon is not strictly necessary. Most people here can surely appreciate just how fast microprocessors in general are today? 2. The export cont

1. Highest-end silicon is not strictly necessary. Most people here can surely appreciate just how fast microprocessors in general are today? 2. The export controls have exceptions, loopholes, and people with strong wills.[1][2] 3. China is slowly but steadily freeing itself from import dependence.[3] [1]: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/21/203241/china-keeps-buying-hobbled-nvidia-cards-to-train-its-ai-models https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/21/203241/china-keeps-... [2]: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/1849221/huawei-shocks-with-advanced-new-smartphone-built-with-south-korean-memory-chips https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/1849221/huawei-sh... [3]: https://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23071327&cid=63874153 https://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23071327&cid=638...