# While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance

> When German Gref, chief executive of Sberbank, told Russian state broadcaster Channel One in May that he hoped to run the country's flagship GigaChat AI model on Chinese-made processors, it highlighted how difficult…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/while-the-u-s-flip-flops-on-chip-sanctions-china-is-building-its-own-chip-supply-market-export-controls-are-creating-conditions-for-a-sino-russian-chip-trade-alliance?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4fe609dad6b5f668a017cc)
- **Published:** 2026-07-09
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #huawei #ai
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