Alibaba, ByteDance shift AI training to Southeast Asia amid US chip bans- FT

Published 27/11/2025, 10:44
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Investing.com -- Chinese tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance have moved their large language model training operations to data centers across Southeast Asia, according to a Financial Times report citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

The shift to offshore locations has steadily increased since April when the Trump administration imposed restrictions on sales of Nvidia’s H20 chips to China.

DeepSeek stands as an exception among Chinese AI companies, continuing to train its models domestically. The company accumulated a substantial inventory of Nvidia chips before US export restrictions took effect and has established close partnerships with Chinese chipmakers, primarily Huawei.

When contacted by the Financial Times, Alibaba , ByteDance, DeepSeek, and Huawei did not respond to requests for comment. Nvidia also declined to comment on the matter.

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