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@boneGPT
Holy shit they actually did it. There was that video going around of the Chinese unloading supermicro boxes.
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@DOJNatSecposted on X
Three Charged with Conspiring to Unlawfully Divert Cutting Edge U.S. Artificial Intelligence Technology to China “The indictment unsealed today details alleged efforts to evade U.S. export laws through false documents, staged dummy servers to mislead inspectors, and convoluted transshipment schemes, in order to obfuscate the true destination of restricted AI technology—China,” said John A. Eisenberg, Assistant Attorney General for National Security. “These chips are the product of American ingenuity, and NSD will continue to enforce our export-control laws to protect that advantage.” 🔗: https://t.co/QXQDrCSIGJ
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Community Sentiment Analysis
Real-time analysis of public opinion and engagement
Sentiment Distribution
70% Engaged
38% Positive
32% Negative
Positive
38%
Negative
32%
Neutral
30%
Key Takeaways
What the community is saying — both sides
Supporting
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Praise for the DOJ
Many replies celebrate the indictment as a necessary crackdown: “Great work,” “Get all the thieves,” and encouragement to keep prosecuting similar cases.
2
Demand for maximal punishment
A vocal subset calls for extreme penalties: life sentences, death penalty, public hangings and “lock them up” rhetoric directed at the defendants.
3
Calls for systemic fixes
Suggestions include banning implicated vendors (e.g., SuperMicro), tightening export controls, and reevaluating who runs U.S. compute infrastructure to prevent future diversions.
4
Blame on China/CCP and questions of loyalty
Many frame the scheme as theft benefiting the CCP, with harsh language toward China and suspicions toward Chinese/Taiwanese individuals aiding it.
5
Industry and market implications
Commenters note this could indicate larger-than-expected demand for AI chips, question manufacturer oversight, and call out firms like Nvidia while acknowledging broader corporate complicity.
6
Public vigilance and reporting
Several replies urge private-sector caution (“don’t respond to offers from China”), ask how to report suspicious contacts, and push for citizen-level awareness.
7
Information-sharing and summarization
Multiple users repost the indictment details and step-by-step scheme descriptions to explain how servers were diverted and repackaged for shipment to China.
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Questions about facts and evidence
Some replies seek concrete outcomes: were the servers seized, who remains a fugitive, and how far the shipments actually reached.
Opposing
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internment‑grade laws and passport confiscation
for recent arrivals from China, arguing most Chinese nationals here are CCP spies and immigration/citizenship must be redefined to close the perceived security gap.
2
pardons, bribery and sweetheart deals
references to Trump pardons, Emirati/Saudi chip sales, and political corruption undermining enforcement.
3
the chips are already in China
or will be quickly reverse‑engineered and cloned, so DOJ arrests won’t stop technology leakage.
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the technology “belongs” to China
(because much of the workforce is Han Chinese) or that the U.S. can’t even manufacture these chips, questioning American moral authority to restrict them.
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redistributed to the public — gamers for the win
and not hoarded by industry or foreign actors; commenters mock the seriousness of the theft (e.g., “hair dryer” spy).
6
Epstein, Jensen, and shadowy royal or corporate deals
, suggesting deep, hidden networks that facilitated tech transfers.
7
directed energy weapons and AI‑enabled harassment
against dissidents in the U.S., calling for urgent forensic investigation.
8
AI is an existential or criminal threat
that must be treated as national security (or even destroyed), while others debate whether chips or AI count as “speech” or art.
9
just three arrests?
” and comparisons to past intelligence failures (WMD/Iraq) reflect disbelief that the department is either competent or serious.
Top Reactions
Most popular replies, ranked by engagement
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@ArnulfoCarden17
Why can't they just build their own crap without having to stand on the shoulders of American giants and copy everything? Beijing, you're so sad and pathetic 🙄
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@Americanist144
Thank you for your work but it’s time for internment grade laws for recently arrivals from China including passport confiscation.
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@AI__Alexandra
“Got any GPUs”
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@MForbes
here is the information you are most interested in: “Today, an indictment was unsealed charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang, and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun, for allegedly conspiring to divert high-performance computer servers assembled in the United States and
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@SBMcCallister
Really? Just 3? Did you bust this entire operation designed to make China a technology powerhouse?
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