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California man's smuggling scheme sent $300 million in AI hardware to China, feds say

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California tech CEO Greg Lui arrested for allegedly smuggling $300 million in Nvidia servers to China

US authorities arrested Greg Lui, 38, owner of California-based Earthmade Computers, for allegedly smuggling over $300 million worth of export-restricted computer servers and Nvidia chips to China using Malaysia and Singapore as transit points to circumvent US export controls amid intensifying AI technology competition.

Oct 1, 2026·9 sourcesU.S.–China relationsCompute, chips & AI infrastructureAGI arms race & geopoliticsChina tech & industrial strategy
California tech CEO Greg Lui arrested for allegedly smuggling $300 million in Nvidia servers to China
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