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H200 AI GPUs finally reach China under case-by-case import licenses, but it's already too late for Nvidia — homemade chips corner the China market as country seeks semiconductor independence

… Washington's case for export controls rests on exactly the dependence these deliveries demonstrate: Four years into the restrictions, China's leading labs still can't train frontier models without American silicon, and Beijing has now conceded as much through its licensing decision. …

Aug 21, 2026 · Luke James
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Taiwan weighs criminal ban on AI chip exports to all of China — stricter measures beyond blacklisted firms would make smuggling servers a crime

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Taiwan, trade, and tariffs China's latest round of rare-earth export controls explained Analyzing Washington's new AI accelerator export rules U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region Tai… …

Jun 9, 2026 · Luke James
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Chinese military has been acquiring Nvidia chips, even post-Washington export controls, research claims — multiple institutions linked to the PLA asked for Nvidia AI chips, according to publicly available documents

… Even Supermicro’s co-founder, Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw has been accused of smuggling $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia AI servers to China . On the other hand, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has always been against export controls . …

Jun 2, 2026 · Jowi Morales
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Nvidia employee detained in Taiwan as part of chip smuggling probe — held on suspicion of falsifying business documents, company says smuggling 'a nonstarter'

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Taiwan, trade, and tariffs China's latest round of rare-earth export controls explained Analyzing Washington's new AI accelerator export rules U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region "Sm… …

Jul 28, 2026 · Luke James
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Supermicro says it assisted Taiwanese authorities in server smuggling bust that led to three arrests — company issues statement on working with US, Taiwan to block illicit diversion of servers to China

… In March, the Trump Administration proposed a strict licensing system for advanced AI hardware exports , and some U.S. senators have called on a wholesale ban on export licenses for Nvidia hardware to China, as well as several other south-east Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietn… …

May 28, 2026 · Jake Roach
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Huawei chairman thanks the US for export restrictions on chips, says it supercharged China’s semiconductor industry — Washington’s export controls encouraged Chinese firms to invest in R&D and build their own tech stack competing with American tech

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Taiwan, trade, and tariffs China's latest round of rare-earth export controls explained Analyzing Washington's new AI accelerator export rules U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region “If… …

May 30, 2026 · Jowi Morales
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While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance

… "The PRC announced Made in China 2025 in 2015,” she points out. “That precedes export controls.” Her analysis of Chinese government documentation over that period shows China has maintained a state-directed strategic priority of breaking from U.S. and friend-shored technologies. “In other words,” s… …

Jul 9, 2026 · Sayem Ahmed
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Jensen Huang snubbed by White House for President Trump’s China state visit — Nvidia CEO not on roster, which includes Apple's Tim Cook and Elon Musk

… He was part of the presidential entourage in the Middle East and the UK, and he was even praised by the president in London last year, where Trump said, “You’re taking over the world, Jensen.” So, his exclusion from the president’s China state visit is quite a surprise to many, especially as Trump … …

May 12, 2026 · Jowi Morales