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Taiwan Raids $510 M Nvidia Server Smuggling Ring, CEO Visits

5/25/2026

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Taiwan raided 12 sites on May 21, 2026, detaining Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw for smuggling Nvidia AI servers to China.
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a March 19, 2026 indictment charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Steven Chang and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun, alleging they moved $510 million of Nvidia hardware with forged documents.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on May 23, 2026, urging export-compliance, noting the H200 chip is licensed for China but not shipped.

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Taiwan raided 12 sites on May 21, 2026, detaining Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw for smuggling Nvidia AI servers to China.
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a March 19, 2026 indictment charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Steven Chang and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun, alleging they moved $510 million of Nvidia hardware with forged documents.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on May 23, 2026, urging export-compliance, noting the H200 chip is licensed for China but not shipped.