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US Nvidia AI Server Smuggling Case (Greg Lui)

A California businessman was arrested and charged over an alleged $300 million scheme to smuggle restricted Nvidia AI servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore, highlighting ongoing US enforcement against export control evasion.

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US authorities arrested Greg Lui, 38 (also known as Yiu Kong Lui), a California technology company owner, on charges of conspiracy to violate US export controls, outbound smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with an alleged scheme to smuggle more than US$300 million worth of restricted Nvidia AI servers to China (SCMP, October 2). Lui, of San Gabriel, allegedly used Malaysia and Singapore as transit points to circumvent US export controls, according to the report (SCMP, October 2). The case comes amid intensifying competition in the AI technology race between the US and China.