# Exclusive: Microsoft presses Trump administration to halt expected ban on Chinese data center technology

https://mins.news/en/item/137113

- Reuters, 2026-11-10 11:15 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/microsoft-presses-trump-scuttle-expected-ban-chinese-data-center-technology-2026-11-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6af2fcbcabc03400017c9a7a

> Microsoft has been urging the Trump administration to stop plans to prohibit imports of a key Chinese component used in AI data centers, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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