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Two Chinese nationals arrested in the U.S. over GPU smuggling worth 'tens of millions of dollars' — over 20 shipments of AI chips and numerous illicit payments tracked
They face up to 20 years in prison
The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested two Chinese nationals on a federal criminal complaint that alleges they exported AI GPUs worth tens of millions of dollars to China in exchange for cash. From October 2022 to July 2025, it is alleged that they used a company, ALX Solutions Inc., to "knowingly and willfully" export sensitive technology, including GPUs, from the U.S. to China without a license or authorization. It is alleged that the company was setup shortly after the Commerce Department started requiring such licenses for the very same goods Yang and Geng are said to have exported, implying it was done so explicitly for illicit purposes.
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