Trump Administration Targets Chinese Data Center Equipment in Decoupling Campaign

The Trump administration is drafting a ban on Chinese-made data center equipment, expanding its tech decoupling campaign beyond semiconductors into the physical backbone of the internet.

This move would cover servers, networking gear, and related components manufactured by Chinese vendors, creating a supply shock for industries that build or operate data centers at scale.

Hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, AI companies, and institutional crypto mining operations would be affected by the ban.

The draft policy signals that US policymakers view this hardware dependency as a national security vulnerability, but no specific enforcement timeline has been disclosed.