Malaysia and Singapore Probe AI Chip Transfers as Lutnick Agrees to Testify

Malaysia and Singapore are examining suspected AI-chip transfers through Malaysia as U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick agreed to testify about chip flows, export controls and national security on Dec. 10.

Malaysia's trade ministry is working with customs to determine whether chips brought into the country by SpeedMatrix were re-exported and whether any onward shipments complied with the law. SpeedMatrix is the Malaysian subsidiary of Megaspeed, a Singapore cloud-computing company.

Singapore charged Shi Bingzhe, 34, the fifth suspect in the case, on Nov. 12 with 41 counts. The charges allege he concealed end-user information while procuring servers made by Dell, Supermicro and Asus, then routed the equipment to Malaysia.

The inquiries cover related but distinct questions: Malaysia is checking onward chip shipments, while Singapore's charges concern server purchases and transfers. Lutnick agreed to appear before the U.S. Senate on Dec. 10. His testimony will cover chip flows, export controls and national security.