The U.S. sanctions block the five Chinese companies' U.S.-based property, limit access to U.S. capital markets, and bar Americans from purchasing large amounts of their equity or debt instruments.

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On October 20, 2026, China's Commerce Ministry expressed firm opposition to the U.S. sanctions on the five Chinese companies, describing the act as egregious and warning that Beijing would take necessary measures.

The sanctioned Chinese entities include startup Shanghai Zhisuan Technology Co., venture capital firm MiraclePlus, and three MiraclePlus-affiliated entities placed on the Treasury Department's Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List.

On October 19, 2026, the U.S. State Department imposed sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act on five Chinese entities linked to former Google software engineer Ding Linwei.

The U.S. State Department designated three MiraclePlus-linked entities—including two capital funds and Beijing Qiji Chuangtan Zhiyuan Enterprise Management Center Limited Partnership—for providing financial and material support to Shanghai Zhisuan Technology.

The Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 workstation graphics card complies with United States export controls governing trade with China

United States export controls prohibit sales of Nvidia's B300 data-centre chip to Chinese buyers, while sales of its H200 chip require case-by-case reviews and licensing

United States export restrictions reduced Nvidia's share of China's artificial intelligence data-centre chip market from near monopoly to effectively nothing, according to Chief Executive Jensen Huang

An alleged export scheme began around 2024, with defendants Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun and Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw accused of using an unnamed company in Southeast Asia as a pass-through entity to conceal China-based end customers

In March 2026, United States prosecutors charged Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun and two others associated with Super Micro Computer Inc., including a co-founder, with conspiring to divert about $2.5 billion worth of U.S. AI technology to China

An illegal export scheme specifically targeted computer servers containing advanced Nvidia Corp. artificial intelligence chips for diversion to China

Super Micro Computer Inc. co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw was charged alongside Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun in a conspiracy to send cutting-edge chips to China in violation of United States export controls

The United States has tightened export controls, restricting sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips and server systems to China without a license due to national security concerns

An indictment against Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun states that Nvidia Corp.'s B200, H100, and H200 graphics processing units, and servers containing them, are on the Commerce Control List and subject to United States export restrictions

Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun, a former outside contractor linked to Super Micro Computer Inc., pleaded guilty on October 8, 2026, in New York federal court to conspiring to illegally export AI servers to China under an agreement with prosecutors

A conspiracy involved sending Nvidia Corp.-powered servers to an unnamed Southeast Asian company before diverting them to customers in China

US export controls on AI chips are ineffective at stopping technology diversion

Super Micro should be held legally responsible for export violations by its contractors

Plea deals for technology smugglers undermine the deterrence of US export laws

Huawei's LogicFolding architecture achieves transistor density gains by stacking silicon vertically rather than shrinking transistors horizontally, designed to bypass U.S. sanctions restricting access to advanced lithography equipment.

U.S. trade restrictions imposed on Huawei since May 2019 limited Huawei's access to advanced chips and software, prompting Huawei to increase research and development spending on alternative technologies.