Beijing has pushed back against a US decision aimed at curbing Chinese-made artificial intelligence chips, a first sign of discord between the world’s two largest economies since they agreed to a trade truce last weekend.

The Trump team has also rolled back the Biden-era AI Diffusion Rule, which would have restricted exports of AI chips to countries that might redirect them to China. Set to take effect on May 15, the rule was scrapped for being “too bureaucratic” according to administration officials.

SINGAPORE: The United States' Department of Commerce on Tuesday (May 13) issued new guidelines which state that the use of Huawei's Ascend AI chips "anywhere in the world" violates the country's export controls.