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I. To Prevent U.S. AI Chips from Being Exported to China, the U.S. Department of Commerce Will Enforce Strongly and Recommends Related Companies Implement Know Your Customer (KYC) Due Diligence Just as U.S. President Biden was about to leave office in early 2025, he proposed the latest AI chip export control plan—the "Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion." The public will have 120 days to submit comments, and the industry will have one year after the new law's implementation to adjust to meet new security standards. According to this latest AI chip export control rule, the U.S. divides AI chip exports into three tiers. The first tier of key allies and partners includes Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, who will not be subject to export controls. Countries listed by the U.S. as third-tier controls include approximately 22 countries such as⋯ 
