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China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48

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#15Peak rank
1Days on list
56Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

On Hacker News

Points
3
Comments
2
Submitted by
jonnybgood
Posted
Nov 2, 2026
Site
labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org.

Trending history

China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 37 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #15 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 17:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 17:07 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 08:0710:2212:3714:5217:07 Nov 2, 08:07 UTC · #30Nov 2, 08:22 UTC · #29Nov 2, 08:37 UTC · #29Nov 2, 08:52 UTC · #29Nov 2, 09:07 UTC · #29Nov 2, 09:22 UTC · #29Nov 2, 09:37 UTC · #29Nov 2, 09:52 UTC · #29Nov 2, 10:07 UTC · #28Nov 2, 10:22 UTC · #28Nov 2, 10:37 UTC · #28Nov 2, 10:52 UTC · #28Nov 2, 11:07 UTC · #26Nov 2, 11:22 UTC · #26Nov 2, 11:37 UTC · #28Nov 2, 11:52 UTC · #28Nov 2, 12:07 UTC · #24Nov 2, 12:22 UTC · #23Nov 2, 12:37 UTC · #23Nov 2, 12:52 UTC · #24Nov 2, 13:07 UTC · #22Nov 2, 13:22 UTC · #21Nov 2, 13:37 UTC · #21Nov 2, 13:52 UTC · #21Nov 2, 14:07 UTC · #20Nov 2, 14:22 UTC · #20Nov 2, 14:37 UTC · #21Nov 2, 14:52 UTC · #21Nov 2, 15:07 UTC · #23Nov 2, 15:22 UTC · #21Nov 2, 15:37 UTC · #22Nov 2, 15:52 UTC · #19Nov 2, 16:07 UTC · #17Nov 2, 16:22 UTC · #17Nov 2, 16:37 UTC · #16Nov 2, 16:52 UTC · #16Nov 2, 17:07 UTC · #15

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

04692140 08:0710:2212:3714:5217:07 Nov 2, 08:07 UTC · 3Nov 2, 08:22 UTC · 9Nov 2, 08:37 UTC · 12Nov 2, 08:52 UTC · 14Nov 2, 09:07 UTC · 16Nov 2, 09:22 UTC · 20Nov 2, 09:37 UTC · 24Nov 2, 09:52 UTC · 33Nov 2, 10:07 UTC · 38Nov 2, 10:22 UTC · 40Nov 2, 10:37 UTC · 41Nov 2, 10:52 UTC · 41Nov 2, 11:07 UTC · 50Nov 2, 11:22 UTC · 51Nov 2, 11:37 UTC · 41Nov 2, 11:52 UTC · 41Nov 2, 12:07 UTC · 61Nov 2, 12:22 UTC · 64Nov 2, 12:37 UTC · 66Nov 2, 12:52 UTC · 70Nov 2, 13:07 UTC · 74Nov 2, 13:22 UTC · 82Nov 2, 13:37 UTC · 85Nov 2, 13:52 UTC · 90Nov 2, 14:07 UTC · 98Nov 2, 14:22 UTC · 102Nov 2, 14:37 UTC · 108Nov 2, 14:52 UTC · 117Nov 2, 15:07 UTC · 118Nov 2, 15:22 UTC · 125Nov 2, 15:37 UTC · 125Nov 2, 15:52 UTC · 126Nov 2, 16:07 UTC · 127Nov 2, 16:22 UTC · 132Nov 2, 16:37 UTC · 134Nov 2, 16:52 UTC · 137Nov 2, 17:07 UTC · 140

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

I understand why China wants to restrict exports of their models. But I feel the only reason Chinese models have been able to gain such popularity is BECAUSE they are open source. I wouldn’t trust models from China enough to use them in important work unless they were open. Restricting any powerful Chinese model…

Questions

Is China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48 trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 17:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48 reached?

#15 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 17:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48 been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (37 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

3 points and 2 comments; submitted by jonnybgood on Nov 2, 2026.