Taiwan Investigates Illegal AI Chip Sales to China

台灣調查非法向中國銷售 AI 晶片

Jun 30, 2026, 09:32
ChinaTechnology

Introduction

Police in Taiwan searched many tech companies. They want to find people who sent expensive AI chips to China without permission.

台灣警方搜查了多家科技公司。他們希望找出在未經許可下將昂貴 AI 晶片運往中國的人。

Main Body

Police searched twelve places on June 30, 2026. They looked at offices and homes. Some people sent 50 servers to China, Macau, and Hong Kong. They used fake papers to hide the truth. Some chips went to Japan first and then to China.

警方於 2026 年 6 月 30 日搜查了 12 處地點。他們檢查了辦公室與住家。有人將 50 台伺服器運往中國、澳門及香港。他們使用偽造文件來掩蓋真相。部分晶片先運往日本，隨後才運往中國。

The US does not want China to have these chips for its army. In Taiwan, this is not a crime yet. One leader wants to change the law. He wants to make it a crime to sell these chips to China.

美國不希望中國軍方擁有這些晶片。在台灣，這目前尚未構成犯罪。一名領導人希望修改法律，他想將向中國銷售這些晶片定為犯罪。

Three companies said they will help the police. After the news, the companies lost money in the stock market. The US also found a different smuggling group in March.

三家公司表示將配合警方調查。新聞公布後，這些公司在股市中遭受損失。美國在 3 月也發現了另一個走私集團。

Conclusion

Taiwan is looking for the smugglers. The government wants new laws to stop these illegal sales.

台灣目前正在追緝走私者。政府希望透過新法律來阻止這些非法銷售。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠️ The 'Action' Word (Past Tense)

In the story, we see words that tell us things already happened.

Look at the change:

  • Search →\rightarrow Searched
  • Want →\rightarrow Wanted (from 'wanted to find')
  • Use →\rightarrow Used

Quick Rule: To talk about yesterday or last year, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

🌍 Where is it going?

Notice how the text describes movement to different places:

  • Sent... to China
  • Went... to Japan

The Pattern: Action →\rightarrow Destination

Examples from text:

  • Sent →\rightarrow China
  • Went →\rightarrow Japan

📦 Useful 'Thing' Words

WordSimple Meaning
PermissionSaying 'Yes' to something
CrimeSomething against the law
TruthThe real facts
IllegalNot allowed by law

Vocabulary Learning

investigate (v.)
To try to find out the truth about something
Example:The police will investigate the crime.
permission (n.)
When someone tells you that you can do something
Example:I asked my teacher for permission to leave the room.
fake (adj.)
Not real; made to look like something else
Example:He had a fake ID card.
crime (n.)
Something someone does that is against the law
Example:Stealing is a crime.
smuggling (n.)
Moving goods secretly and illegally into a country
Example:The man was arrested for smuggling gold.
illegal (adj.)
Not allowed by the law
Example:It is illegal to drive without a license.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→