Court documents seen by the BBC allege the shipments included Nvidia's H100 graphics processing units (GPUs), which have become a key focus of US export controls aimed at stopping China purchasing the cutting-edge technology. The case shows that smuggling its chips "is a nonstarter," an Nvidia spokesperson said. Nvidia sells products to well-known partners who help to ensure that all sales comply with US export control rules, she added.
torsdag 7. august 2025
Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars' worth of powerful AI chips to China, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday. The DOJ alleged that over the last three years ALX Solutions, a company it said was run by Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, exported the chips from the US to China without the required licences.
Court documents seen by the BBC allege the shipments included Nvidia's H100 graphics processing units (GPUs), which have become a key focus of US export controls aimed at stopping China purchasing the cutting-edge technology. The case shows that smuggling its chips "is a nonstarter," an Nvidia spokesperson said. Nvidia sells products to well-known partners who help to ensure that all sales comply with US export control rules, she added.
Court documents seen by the BBC allege the shipments included Nvidia's H100 graphics processing units (GPUs), which have become a key focus of US export controls aimed at stopping China purchasing the cutting-edge technology. The case shows that smuggling its chips "is a nonstarter," an Nvidia spokesperson said. Nvidia sells products to well-known partners who help to ensure that all sales comply with US export control rules, she added.
