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Nvidia chips smuggled into China

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What happened: On July 24, the FT reported that over USD 1 billion worth of Nvidia’s high-end chips – the Hopper and Blackwell series – have been smuggled into China over the past few months.

These chips are currently restricted under US export controls.

To put the numbers in perspective: While th...