Countering China's Thefts and Threats in the AI Race

U.S. House select committee hearing on AI and China · April 16, 2026

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Chair's opening: overview of threats and smuggling case

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Chairman Mullinar opened by framing China's acquisition of advanced U.S. AI chips as a pervasive national-security threat, referenced a Department of Justice announcement of a $2,500,000,000 chip-smuggling case described as the largest export-control violation in U.S. history, named Supermicro cofounder Wally Liu as an alleged conspirator, and urged Congress to pass laws to stop legal and illicit acquisition of U.S. AI technology.

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A U.S. House select committee hearing examined alleged Chinese efforts to acquire advanced U.S. AI chips through legal purchases and illicit smuggling, testimony on model-theft risks and distillation attacks, and policy recommendations including tighter export controls, model protections, and community protections for data-center impacts.

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