China's AI chip blitz arms Xi with a message for Trump: 'You can't choke us off'

Huawei moved its Ascent 960DT chip launch to Q1 2027, three quarters ahead of schedule, while Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900 processor with triple the performance of its predecessor. Analysts tie the releases to Xi Jinping's U.S. state visit as a signal that export controls can slow but not stop China's AI ambitions.

• Huawei's Ascent 960DT ships in Q1 2027, three quarters ahead of schedule
• Alibaba's Zhenwu V900 triples predecessor performance, on sale in early 2027
• DeepSeek reportedly lined up the largest known cluster of Huawei chips
• Anthropic and OpenAI make 50–100x the revenue of comparable Chinese firms