[thijson]

I agree, it doesn't really stop them from developing anything cutting edge, there's ways around the export controls, even if they are uneconomical. And the Chinese are no strangers to investing into uneconomical things for vanity or defense purposes.

[mycall]

Even if you go to yandex.ru, you can find mac mini m4 for sale for same price at in the US. Export controls are pourous.