Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Are GPUs being smuggled into China? Nvidia says no. But Steve Burke, editor in chief of Gamer Nexus, has traced out the entire smuggling chain in an epic three-hour YouTube documentary. He filmed another three-hour documentary exploring the impact of tariffs on America’s supply chain ecosystem.
In today’s conversation, we discuss…
Steve’s investigative process, including how he found people in mainland China willing to speak on the record about black market GPUs,
The magnitude of smuggling, weaknesses in enforcement, and crudeness of US restrictions,
China’s role in manufacturing the GPUs they aren’t allowed to buy,
How Gamers Nexus monetizes content,
What it takes to stand up to Nvidia as an independent journalist.
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Are GPUs being smuggled into China? Nvidia says no. But Steve Burke, editor in chief of Gamer Nexus, has traced out the entire smuggling chain in an epic three-hour YouTube documentary. He filmed another three-hour documentary exploring the impact of tariffs on America’s supply chain ecosystem.
In today’s conversation, we discuss…
Steve’s investigative process, including how he found people in mainland China willing to speak on the record about black market GPUs,
The magnitude of smuggling, weaknesses in enforcement, and crudeness of US restrictions,
China’s role in manufacturing the GPUs they aren’t allowed to buy,
How Gamers Nexus monetizes content,
What it takes to stand up to Nvidia as an independent journalist.
YOU SHOULD SIGN UP TO MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER!
chinatalk.substack.com
The podcast is also available in your favorite app, just search ChinaTalk!
