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The Verge · November 7, 2026 · On the brief until November 21, 2026

The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China

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THE AI ANGLE
Serving as restricted hardware cleared for export

The US government approved sales of Nvidia AI chips to Chinese firms that appear to be empty shell companies linked to blacklisted entities. The sales were cleared after export rules were loosened in exchange for the government taking a fifteen percent cut of transactions. Supply chain compliance teams and trade officials now face export streams where official oversight failed to verify basic buyer credentials.

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Examine the tension between collecting government revenue from technology deals and enforcing national security trade restrictions.

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