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Committee opening highlights alleged AI chip smuggling to China, introduces 'Chip Security Act'
Summary
A committee member cited recent reporting alleging illegal smuggling of advanced NVIDIA chips to China, raised concerns about intellectual‑property theft and black markets, and introduced the Chip Security Act to bolster export enforcement and supply‑chain security.
A committee member opened a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing by urging stronger enforcement against alleged smuggling of advanced U.S. AI chips to China and by introducing the Chip Security Act.
The speaker, whose name is not provided in the transcript, cited a Reuters report alleging that DeepSeek’s latest AI model was trained on illegally smuggled NVIDIA Blackwell chips and said recent reporting and intelligence suggest persistent black markets and theft of U.S. technology. “This chip smuggling story is just one example of how China’s AI ambitions are living off of stolen American technology,” the speaker said.
The speaker referenced multiple reports and figures to underscore the…
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