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Thailand’s SiamAI denies exporting US AI servers to China

By Thomson Reuters May 9, 2026 | 12:43 AM

BANGKOK, May 9 (Reuters) – Bangkok-based SiamAI said on Saturday it had not exported ​AI servers to China ‌and that it complies with U.S. export and re-export control laws.

Here are some details of the ‌company’s ​statement:

• The firm ⁠has faced allegations ⁠of circumventing exports of advanced chips from U.S. firms Super Micro Computer and Nvidia ​to China.

• “SiamAI has not engaged in the export of ⁠AI servers ⁠to China,” it said ​in a statement.

• “SiamAI is committed to ​full adherence to all applicable ‌U.S. export and re-export control laws and regulations,” it said.

• U.S. prosecutors alleged at ⁠least $2.5 billion in U.S. AI technology was shipped to China, including more ⁠than $500 ‌million shipped between April ⁠and mid-May 2025.

• ​In ‌recent years, Thailand has ​attracted billions ⁠of dollars of investments for data centres from ByteDance’s TikTok, Microsoft and Alphabet Inc’s Google.

(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by ​Tom Hogue)