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[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

You're not allowed to buy/resell the hardware to China as an intermediary.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I get the prevailing idea, and I can understand the reasoning behind it. My question really was trying to ferret out whether it was US laws that were violated, Singaporean laws, the initial trade agreement, or something else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

The seller and buyer both violated US export controls, which is against US law.