China's nuclear weapons development center acquires American chips despite years of sanctions - WSJ
THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL. 18+ The Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics (CAIF), the state's top developer of nuclear weapons, has been actively purchasing advanced chips from the United States, bypassing years of export restrictions, found The Wall Street Journal . The structure was blacklisted in 1997, but was able to retain access to Nvidia and Intel chips.