# Senators Warren and Banks Call for Suspension of Nvidia Export Licenses to China and Southeast Asia

_Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 2:15 AM EDT · Policy · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

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Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jim Banks, in a bipartisan letter, urged the Commerce Department to immediately pause export licenses allowing Nvidia chips to flow to China and Southeast Asia following the indictment of Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw.

Liaw, 71, was arrested in California on March 19 and charged with conspiring to divert .5 billion in Nvidia AI servers to China by routing shipments through a Southeast Asian intermediary. Liaw and two co-defendants face up to 20 years in prison if convicted under the Export Control Reform Act. Supermicro shares fell 33% on the news.

Warren and Banks specifically called for licenses covering exports to Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore to be paused, describing a pattern of large-scale diversion through countries that do not have equivalent export control enforcement.

The letter represents rare bipartisan alignment on chip export policy between a Democratic senator known for corporate accountability and a Republican aligned with the administration's China hawkishness.

Sources: Financial Times, CNBC, Senate Banking Committee

## Sources

- [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/nvidia-export-warren-banks-2026)
- CNBC
- [Senate Banking Committee](https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/warren-urges-commerce-department-to-block-ai-chip-exports-to-china-amid-reports-of-nvidia-backroom-deal)

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