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Nvidia chips smuggling ring busted — How $160M of export-controlled GPUs reached China

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Nvidia chips smuggling ring busted — How $160M of export-controlled GPUs reached China

Key points Nvidia chips smuggling ring busted — why this matters Advanced Nvidia GPUs such as the H100 and H200 are treated by U.S. export controls as dual-use technology with significant national-security implications. When export-controlled chips are diverted to restricted destinations, authorities say the effect is not merely commercial: it can accelerate adversaries’ AI and … Read more

China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

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China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

China has moved to bring silver under a tighter export licensing regime, a policy shift that mirrors Beijing’s earlier strategy for rare earths and other “strategic” materials. The new rules—announced and rolled out to take effect at the turn of the year—limit the number of firms authorized to ship refined silver abroad and require formal … Read more