US ban on Chinese optical components could hurt hyperscalers amid supply bottleneck, Counterpoint warns

Chinese optical stocks slid on a reported US draft ban on China-made data center components. Counterpoint warns the ban would inflict collateral damage on US hyperscalers, exacerbating a supply bottleneck no American firm can ease.

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