We’re only seeing the tip of the chip-smuggling iceberg

The article reports on recent U.S. prosecutions charging individuals with smuggling advanced AI chips and servers to China—highlighting an alleged $2.5 billion diversion—arguing that export-control loopholes, underfunded enforcement, and regional transshipment hubs in Southeast Asia enable ongoing illicit transfers and recommending stronger due diligence, personnel, and policing to prevent further diversion of sensitive computing hardware.