China's Taiwan Affairs Office accused the U.S. of escalating tensions by ordering Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to stop shipping advanced chips to some Chinese clients, including Huawei.

After a chip manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was found inside a Huawei processor, the US Department of Commerce has ordered the

This directive targets chips of seven nanometre (nm), or more advanced designs powering AI accelerators and graphics processing units (GPUs).