China’s lack of advanced chips hinders adoption of AI models: Tencent executive

May 16, 2025

Broad adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) models by enterprises in China remains hampered by the country’s limited access to advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) owing to tightened US export controls, according to a senior Tencent Holdings executive. “The most severe problem is the [limited] resources of [graphics] cards and computing resources,” said Wang Qi, vice-president at Tencent’s cloud computing unit, during a group interview with local media in Guangzhou, capital of southern...

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