Sec. Gina Raimondo: Threat from China is large and growing, can't let it access top tier AI chips

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo sat down with CNBC's Morgan Brennan over the weekend to discuss semiconductor trade with China and how U.S. policy is impacting chip makers.

[SmallTownResident]

The biggest problem with US leaders is that they continually assume that China is just going to sit idly by and not try to figure out how to develop their own tech if they get excluded. The US was very much against China developing nuclear weapons and access to space. How did that work out?

[jiapusun]

US： we can not allow China to have nuclear weapons. — 1960

[jukio]

2011: We cannot let China onto our space station.

*China builds their own*

[johnnywalker]

US denied China access to the International Space Station. How did that work out for you?

[alejandroroberto]

“If you redesign a chip around a particular cut line that enables them to do AI, I’m going to control it the very next day" A woman of democracy, speaking like a true dictator.

[thomasrogers]

THE ARROGANCE TO EVEN THINK OF STOPPING CHINA'S SUCH IS INSANE

[Scottszb]

I don't know if the US' moral standard has fallen or it's like that from the begining, the war from middle east happened recently makes me realize america was never a role model and the image of WWII hero crafted by america is gradually crumbling, america is really in no place to be the world leader anymore. On the global trading matters, when you are dominating you say free market and globalization, when you're not you start sanctions and local protectionism, sometimes it just feels america never graduate from its high school glory days, let's see if the bully always gets its way.

[russli-lvyc]

She is prepared to be the spoke person of more Chinese products in the future, such as, advanced DRAM, NAND, 7nm, 5nm fabrication, AI training and inferencing chips, DUV and EUV machines. Don't worry Sec. you already passed the interview to be the spoken person, you are the most qualified person!

[huanghermann]

Blocking competition is a threat to us innovation, and eventually a threat to us national security

[William]

China will eventually develop the technology.

[matttsai]

You need to run faster yourself, not to stop others from running. Shame on your mindset

[HelloWorld-hbyt]

Huawei 's phone is even better than iPhone.

[americandream]

As a Chinese international student with master's and PhD degrees from US universities, I want to share a horrible fact. I know a lot of Chinese researchers, scientists and engineers, including myself, are forced to leave the US due to visa issues. The US is sending these masters and PhDs who received US education back to China and that's how they contain China.😥

[yangli]

Thanks to the United States, Mencius said that if a country does not suffer from internal and external worries, the country will always perish. It is born from worries and dies in peace and happiness.

[windsongwong]

It is fair enough.
China should keep its top stuff from the USA and vice versa.
China would be forced to innovate.
Before long, they would have gotten the tech.
China is a big country.

[tonycheung]

正如林毅夫所說, 美國政府對中國晶片的制裁, “就是政府請客, 私人企業埋單.”

[atm]

Ms. Raimondo spares no effort in promoting Huawei Mate 60pro.

[labandonaldhock]

Apparently she does not know that China is already ahead of Nvidia

[yangli]

The United States' pressing step by step will make our government work harder. Thank you to the United States. The United States is doing good things.

[jaym]

Chinese kids are very smart. Maybe 5 yrs at most.