--- title: "Taiwan moves to detain three over alleged illegal high-end AI server exports to China" url: https://daily.dev/posts/taiwan-moves-to-detain-three-over-alleged-illegal-high-end-ai-server-exports-to-china-euzxbsg0j source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/taiwan-detains-three-ai-server-smuggling-supermicro-china type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-05-21T11:06:41.645Z updated: 2026-07-02T02:13:02.823Z tags: ["gpu", "nvidia"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 4 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Taiwan moves to detain three over alleged illegal high-end AI server exports to China **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 4 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Taiwanese prosecutors are seeking to detain three individuals, including Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw, over an alleged scheme to illegally export Nvidia Hopper-based AI servers to China using forged documents and dummy server shells. The case marks Taiwan's first formal semiconductor-smuggling crackdown and is seen as a proactive response to US pressure on Taiwan's export-control enforcement. The diversion network reportedly routed shipments through Hong Kong, Thailand, and other third-country relays. The move signals Taipei's willingness to use its own prosecution powers to back the US export-control framework ahead of potential Section 301 action. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@andradei** · 1 upvotes > Nothing like some blackmailing, lots of money, and greed to make almost anyone do almost anything. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Taiwan detains an Nvidia employee as its chip-smuggling probe reaches the chipmaker](https://daily.dev/posts/taiwan-detains-an-nvidia-employee-as-its-chip-smuggling-probe-reaches-the-chipmaker-ixe0yxreo) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 2 comments - [Taiwan suspects NVIDIA chips were smuggled to China via a Japan transshipment route](https://daily.dev/posts/taiwan-suspects-nvidia-chips-were-smuggled-to-china-via-a-japan-transshipment-route-w3pawarkv) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Taiwan raids Super Micro office as Nvidia chip smuggling investigation widens](https://daily.dev/posts/taiwan-raids-super-micro-office-as-nvidia-chip-smuggling-investigation-widens-ikqbbgpfk) · The Next Web · 8 upvotes · 1 comments - [Taiwan indicts Nvidia manager over chips shipped to China](https://daily.dev/posts/taiwan-indicts-nvidia-manager-over-chips-shipped-to-china-httxlmdrb) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Super Micro says two Taiwan staff detained in probe involving its AI servers](https://daily.dev/posts/super-micro-says-two-taiwan-staff-detained-in-probe-involving-its-ai-servers-ennyswbxn) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/taiwan-moves-to-detain-three-over-alleged-illegal-high-end-ai-server-exports-to-china-euzxbsg0j)