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Malaysia Minister Retracts Remarks on Huawei AI Deal Amid US-China Tech Rivalry: Report

In May 2025, Malaysia's deputy minister of communications withdrew statements about implementing Huawei Ascend AI chips in a national initiative amid ongoing US-China technology disputes.
This retraction followed US concerns and guidance warning against use of Huawei's AI chips, amid efforts to block Chinese tech in foreign AI infrastructure.
Malaysia had announced a Strategic Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure with Huawei's Ascend GPU servers and DeepSeek AI model, marking a first outside China deployment.
Investment Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz stated the US requested monitoring of all Nvidia chip shipments to Malaysia, highlighting $25 billion in data centre investments by major firms.
The incident underscores Malaysia's delicate position as the US seeks to limit Chinese AI expansion, while China condemns US actions as unilateral protectionism harming global chip supply chains.

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South China Morning Post

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Malaysian government distances itself from AI project involving Huawei

The Malaysian AI project grabbed attention amid intensifying tech rivalry between Beijing and Washington.

2 days ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

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Malaysia minister retracts remarks on Huawei AI deal amid US-China tech rivalry: Report

Malaysia’s Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching had reportedly said the country was using Huawei chips and servers for a groundbreaking AI project.

3 days ago·Singapore

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Malaysia Kini

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Putrajaya backpedals on Huawei AI rollout amid US-China tensions

Teo's office retracts deputy minister's earlier announcement 'without explanation'.

3 days ago·Malaysia

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sherwood.news

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Report: Huawei was slated to deliver the “full Chinese stack” for Malaysia’s sovereign AI

The country reversed course on its plans for Chinese chips, servers, and AI models shortly after the announcement and pushback from Washington....

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Bangkok Post

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Malaysia backtracks on Huawei AI deal

Malaysia declared it would build a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence ( AI ) system powered by Huawei Technologies chips, only to distance itself from that statement a day later, underscoring the country’s delicate position in the US-Chinese AI race.

4 days ago·Bangkok, Thailand

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Bloomberg

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Malaysia Downplays Huawei Deal As US Aims To Curb China AI Power

Malaysia declared it’ll build a first-of-its-kind AI system powered by Huawei Technologies Co. chips, only to distance itself from that statement a day later, underscoring the Asian nation’s delicate position in the US-Chinese AI race.

4 days ago·United States

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