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US businessman arrested for smuggling chips to China

A head of a technology company was arrested in the US on charges of smuggling NVIDIA chips to China. The businessman, Greg Lu, is accused of illegally shipping chips worth over $300 million through third countries.

In brief

  • Greg Lu was arrested on October 1, 2026.
  • He is accused of smuggling NVIDIA chips to China.
  • The chips were shipped through Malaysia and Singapore.
  • The smuggling operation is valued at over $300 million.
  • The equipment included graphics processors for artificial intelligence systems.
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money 1 source
  • Media business 3 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.

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Media business
  • Newsroom 2
  • Commentary 1
75%3 items
Public money
  • Newsroom 1
25%1 item

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Who the outlets write for
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  • region 0
  • country 3
  • world 0
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  • Telegram 2
  • Weeklies and analysis 1

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