Chinese buyers are circumventing U.S. export controls to order Nvidia’s latest artificial-intelligence chips, illustrating the challenges the Trump administration will face in choking off cutting-edge American technology. Traders in the country are selling computing systems with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips installed by routing them through third parties in nearby regions. Some sellers promise buyers delivery within six weeks. The transactions are the latest example of how U.S. restrictions barring China from buying high-end AI processors have failed to stop the trade. Since 2022, Washington has imposed export controls to curb China’s access to semiconductors for training and powering state-of-the-art AI, but an underground network of brokers has sprung up to get around the controls. What to do about the gray-market activity is a challenge for the Trump administration, which is weighing how to manage the technological rivalry with China. Beijing is promoting AI development, and the recent frenzy surrounding Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has prompted local companies to deploy the technology more widely.

Full report : Chinese traders are selling Nvidia-equipped servers, including Blackwell, via third parties in countries like Vietnam and Taiwan; some promise six-week delivery.