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Nvidia AI chips worth $1B smuggled to China after Trump export controls

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Despite export controls imposed by Donald Trump, Nvidia's AI processors worth $1 billion were smuggled to China, highlighting the challenges in restricting Beijing's access to high-tech components. Nvidia's B200 chip, popular among US tech giants like OpenAI and Google, has become highly sought after in the Chinese black market for American semiconductors. The chip, crucial for training cutting-edge AI systems, is prohibited from being sold to China, but its availability in the black market raises concerns about enforcement of export regulations.

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