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US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
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Decades of cheaper imports left US dependent on China for crucial rare earth processing.
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- Reported by Ars Technica and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:37:05 UTC.
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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
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