WSJ: Southeast Asia data centers supplied Chinese firms compute and covered chip smuggling
BenBajarin · x · 2026-11-15
The WSJ reports that massive data centers in Southeast Asia have provided crucial computing power to Chinese companies and served as cover for alleged chip smuggling. Ben Bajarin pushes back: by this logic US chip companies 'just shouldn't be allowed to sell anywhere outside the US,' arguing too few current reporters have studied China long enough. The story exposes enforcement gaps in export controls and Southeast Asia's gray-zone compute role.
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