alt Hacker News> Have you considered how many billions of dollars of Nvidia sales were through entities diverting chips to China?
its always been well known. its that line item of suspiciously high sales to singpapore. its never been a real concern.
> Have you considered how many billions of dollars of Nvidia sales were through entities diverting chips to China?
its always been well known. its that line item of suspiciously high sales to singpapore. its never been a real concern.
> its never been a real concern
Except it has been. There are people in multiple countries, including the US, Singapore and Taiwan, facing lengthy prison sentences for this. In the US in particular, violating export controls is a game you only play if you're looking for years of free federal accommodation.
Examples:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-authorities-shut-down-majo...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/chinese-national-and-tw...
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-man-arrested-smugg...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2d9y18g73o
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/25/taiwan-ch...
https://asiatimes.com/2026/11/taiwan-to-criminalize-nvidia-a...