New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- China is likely to explore "surreptitious routes" to acquire advanced US semiconductors despite discussions between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Professor Srikanth Kondapalli, a Chinese affairs expert at JNU, said, pointing to the strong domestic demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and Beijing's growing semiconductor ambitions.

Speaking to ANI on China's efforts to acquire advanced semiconductors, Kondapalli said Beijing had previously imported chips through direct and surreptitious means, while the Biden administration had imposed restrictions on advanced chip exports.

"So in other words, we are going to have--even if there is a discussion between Trump and Xi Jinping, we a...