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Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China
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Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States.
Key facts
- In April 2025, the US required licenses for exports of Nvidia’s H20 chips to China before allowing some sales to resume later that year
- Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave
- Another attempt involving 56 servers failed, and the servers remain in Taiwan, said the prosecutor’s office
- AI infrastructure, including advanced semiconductors mostly made in Taiwan, has become a key point of competition between the US and China
Summary
Prosecutors said the servers involved were graphics processing units known as “B300,” which have been banned from sale to China. Seventy-four servers arrived in China successfully, according to the prosecutors. Another attempt involving 56 servers failed, and the servers remain in Taiwan, said the prosecutor’s office. AI infrastructure, including advanced semiconductors mostly made in Taiwan, has become a key point of competition between the US and China.