US, UK export control on chips to keep China at Arm's length

US, UK export control on chips to keep China at Arm's length

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Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cannot buy some of the most advanced chip designs after the SoftBank-owned British chip tech firm Arm Ltd determined that US and Britain would not approve licences to export technology to China, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.