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Hardware smuggling and transshipment — Clarity Today

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Hardware smuggling and transshipment

Diversion of restricted AI servers to Chinese buyers via third countries such as Japan, Indonesia and Hong Kong using falsified destination paperwork.

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product3 distinct publishers

The export control that failed was Super Micro's own audit, and nine people are charged for it

Taiwan's indictment over 130 Nvidia B300 servers rests on forged paperwork and a staged site visit. The defendants are salaried vendor staff, not brokers, and the charges are personal.

Publishers:arstechnica.com · engadget.com · thenextweb.com

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