Taiwan weighs criminal penalties for AI server exports after alleged diversion
The proposal surfaced in June after U.S. prosecutors accused Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw and two others of helping route about $2.5 billion in servers to China.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Tom's Hardware
Why it matters
Taiwan's proposal would give authorities an export-control charge for covered hardware, addressing alleged diversion schemes that U.S. prosecutors say used intermediaries and inspection gaps. Its reach depends on the final controlled-goods list and effective date.
Taiwan's June proposal to make unauthorized exports of advanced AI servers and chips a criminal offense followed a U.S. case alleging that Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw helped divert restricted servers to China. The proposal would give Taiwan prosecutors a direct export-control charge for shipments of covered hardware, with penalties of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to NT$3 million.…