Summary: Singapore police detained three men for smuggling NVIDIA graphics processing units to China, a charade uncovered in raids on February 27. The suspects, two Singaporeans and one Chinese national, are said to have deceived suppliers in an attempt to bypass stringent US export controls on high-end chips.
Authorities seized documents and electronics, while six others remain under investigation. The US has been cracking down on illegal GPU exports, fearing China’s access to advanced AI hardware. Singapore, now NVIDIA’s second-largest revenue source, is suspected of being a re-export hub, though NVIDIA denies wrongdoing.
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Meanwhile, the US Commerce Department is investigating Chinese AI firm DeepSeek for possibly using banned chips. Singapore’s government has warned companies against dodging export laws, reaffirming its stance against misuse of its trade system.
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