In a significant crackdown on illegal technology exports, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of two Chinese nationals and two Americans for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to illegally export cutting-edge Nvidia chips with AI applications to China. The individuals, identified as Cham Li, 38, and Jing Chen, 45, both Chinese citizens, alongside Americans Hon Ning Ho, 34, and Brian Raymond, 46, face charges of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and money laundering.