The Chinese Moonshot would develop its artificial intelligence in European data centers.

Due to U.S. trade sanctions, China lacks access to essential American technology for AI development, including Nvidia GPUs. The Chinese company Moonshot AI is considering relocating its data to European data centers to access the latest Nvidia Blackwell AI processors. They are negotiating with at least one European center to rent computational capacity for inference tasks and model training. A legal loophole currently allows Chinese firms to access U.S. technology this way, but the U.S. House is attempting to close this gap with the 'Remote Access Security Act.' Meanwhile, Nvidia has informed data center operators that Chinese companies can only use up to 49% of their capacity. The U.S. and China are in a fierce competition for AI advancements, with models like Moonshot's Kimi K3 lagging behind American counterparts but potentially offering simpler and cheaper alternatives.