Former Chinese gaming company with China govt ties accused of smuggling banned AI GPUs — Nvidia’s biggest Southeast Asia customer exposes the limits of U.S. AI export controls

When U.S. lawmakers tightened export controls on advanced AI processors, their goal was straightforward enough: slow China’s access to cutting-edge compute hardware by restricting direct sales of the most capable GPUs. Three years later, the policy is colliding with the realities of globalized supply chains, reseller-driven distribution models, and explosive demand for AI accelerators.

Nothing has made that collision clearer than the scrutiny…