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The US formalization of Nvidia chip controls on Chinese-owned firms abroad sets the legal-administrative foundation for a second-wave expansion targeting third-country intermediaries, together accelerating China's forced pivot to the DeepSeek-Huawei autarky stack.
// Cascade Logic
Initial Nvidia control formalization → identification of diversion routes via intermediaries → expanded controls on brokers → tighter squeeze drives Chinese demand into Huawei/DeepSeek stack
// Causal Graph
// Causal Links
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Formalizing the first-tier controls reveals diversion patterns through Malaysian, Singaporean, and Gulf brokers, creating the political and legal predicate for the broader intermediary crackdown.