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DOJ alleges $300 million chip smuggling ring shipped tech to China
Original: $300 million smuggling ring sent computer chips to China, DOJ alleges
The US Department of Justice says it has uncovered a smuggling operation that illegally sent around $300 million worth of computer chips to China, in violation of US export controls. The allegation, reported across major news outlets, underscores Washington's ongoing crackdown on the flow of advanced semiconductors to China amid tightening trade and technology restrictions between the two countries.
Why now: It lands amid heightened US-China tensions over semiconductor export controls and technology security.
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- $300 million smuggling ring sent computer chips to China, DOJ alleges · FOX 29 Philadelphia
- $300 million smuggling ring sent computer chips to China, DOJ alleges · FOX 13 Seattle
- $300 million smuggling ring sent computer chips to China, DOJ alleges · livenowfox.com
- $300 million smuggling ring sent computer chips to China, DOJ alleges · LiveNOW from FOX
- $300 million smuggling ring sent computer chips to China, DOJ alleges · FOX 10 Phoenix
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