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California man charged with smuggling $300 million in Nvidia chips to China
Original: California man smuggled $300 million in Nvidia chips to China, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors in California have charged a man with smuggling roughly $300 million worth of Nvidia chips to China, despite US export controls restricting the sale of advanced semiconductors there. The case highlights ongoing concerns about enforcement of tech export restrictions and the black market channels used to move high-end American chips into China.
Why now: The case touches on US-China tech tensions and the effectiveness of Nvidia chip export controls.
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