Two Chinese nationals were charged with illegally shipping to China tens of millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday.

Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are accused of “knowingly and willfully” exporting chips, including Nvidia H100s, to China without obtaining the required licensing from the Department of Commerce, from October 2022 to July 2025.

The defendants’ company, ALX Solutions Inc., was founded in 2022, shortly after the U.S. imposed sweeping export restrictions on the advanced computer chips to China, according to the DOJ, which cited an affidavit filed with the criminal complaint.

On more than 20 occasions, according to the DOJ, the company sent restricted technology to frei

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