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Taiwan Nabs Three, Seizes $15M Nvidia AI Shipments to China

5/28/2026

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Taiwan prosecutors arrested three individuals May 21, 2026 for smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China.
Investigators seized about 50 Supermicro AI servers worth over $15 million, each with advanced Nvidia chips.
A second shipment was intercepted before leaving Taiwan, while the first traveled through Japan and reached Hong Kong.
Japanese customs officials have not confirmed coordination with Taiwanese authorities.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Super Micro to improve its compliance systems after the incident.

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Taiwan prosecutors arrested three individuals May 21, 2026 for smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China.
Investigators seized about 50 Supermicro AI servers worth over $15 million, each with advanced Nvidia chips.
A second shipment was intercepted before leaving Taiwan, while the first traveled through Japan and reached Hong Kong.
Japanese customs officials have not confirmed coordination with Taiwanese authorities.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Super Micro to improve its compliance systems after the incident.