The United States is receiving Chinese citizens to charge NVIDIA AI chips illegally to China

Two Chinese citizens were arrested in California and they were charged with illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars‘ Its value of artificial intelligence chips, including from Nafidiathe The Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Justice said that Chawan Jing, 28, and Choui Yang, 28, exported sensitive chips and other technology to China from October 2022 to July 2025 without obtaining the required licenses.

The illegal shipments included NVIDIA general processing units, according to a criminal complaint provided to CNBC. H100 is among the most chips of Chipmaker used in artificial intelligence applications.

The Ministry of Commerce has placed such chips under export controls since 2022 as part of the broader efforts by the United States to restrict China’s access to the most advanced semiconductor technology.

This case shows that the smuggling is “other than a star.” “We sell our products primarily to well -known partners, including OEMS, who help us ensure that all sales are complied with US export control rules.”

“Even the relatively young exporters and shipments are subject to a comprehensive review and audit, and any limited products will have no service, support or updates,” the chips maker added.

GENG and Yang were established in California, AlX Solutions, shortly after US chip control controls for the first time.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the law enforcement has searched the AlX Solutions office and seized the Geng and Yang phones, which revealed criminal contacts between the defendants, including those over evading American export laws by charging sensitive chips to China via Malaysia.

The review also showed that in December 2024, AlX Solutions made more than 20 charges from the United States to shipping and shipping companies in Singapore and Malaysia, which the Ministry of Justice said commonly as transportation points to hide unlawful charges to China.

AlX Solutions did not seem to have been paid by the entities that they claim to export the goods to, and instead they receive many payments from companies in Hong Kong and China.

The American Ministry of Trade and Security Office and the Federal Investigation Office continue to investigate the matter.

The smuggling of advanced fine chips has become a growing concern in Washington. According to A report from the Times Financial last monthAt least $ 1 billion of NVIDIA chips entered China after Donald Trump stressed the controls for exporting chips earlier this year.

In response to the report, NVIDIA said that the data centers that were built with vaginal chips were a “losing suggestion” and that they did not support unauthorized products.