# Microsoft Reportedly Urges Trump Admin Not To Ban Chinese Data Center Parts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/microsoft-reportedly-urges-trump-admin-not-to-ban-chinese-data-center-parts/
- Published: 2026-11-10T21:40:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:33:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/10/microsoft-trump-chinese-optical-transceivers-fcc-ban-ai-data-centers-dave-mccormick-ruben-gallego
- Topics: Asia, Politics, World

## Key points

- Microsoft reportedly opposes a possible US restriction on Chinese data-centre parts.
- Chinese firms account for about two-thirds of optical transceiver sales worldwide.
- A potential restriction could cover only high-capacity models from 2028.

## Summary

Microsoft has reportedly urged the Trump administration not to add Chinese-made optical transceivers to a US security list that could effectively bar new models from the market. Microsoft and other businesses say restricting the components could slow the construction of AI data centres and weaken the US position in the race with China, while officials have warned that reports of additions to the list remain speculation.

The transceivers carry data over fibre-optic cables within data centres, and US authorities are concerned they could be used to steal information or disrupt services. Chinese firms account for about two-thirds of global sales, and some facilities use millions of the parts; US suppliers are not yet able to match Chinese output. Reuters reported that any ban might apply only to models capable of 3.2 terabits per second, whose production is not expected to rise until 2028. A separate Senate bill would restrict Chinese-made transceivers in sensitive government systems.

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