How to Smuggle Chips to China

About this episode

The episode explores an international smuggling ring involved in illegally selling Nvidia AI chips to China.

Smugglers in Texas, New Jersey, and New York. A mysterious Hong Kong client. And a plot to illegally sell Nvidia AI chips to China. In our fifth episode, The Wire China reporter Eliot Chen ventures into the criminal underworld with news editor Andrew Peaple. They discuss how Eliot mapped out an international smuggling ring busted late last year for sending advanced chips to Chinese customers. It's a case that reads more like a thriller — and it shows just how far companies will go for an edg...

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Peaple

Guest: Eliot Chen

Topics covered

• smuggling
• AI chips
• criminal underworld
• international crime
• Nvidia
• China

Keywords

• smuggling
• chips
• Nvidia
• China
• criminal underworld
• Eliot Chen
• Andrew Peaple

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nvidia

Places: China, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Hong Kong

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