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China delays Nvidia H200 chip approvals for Hong Kong storage
China blocks Nvidia H200 chip imports to Hong Kong, limiting foreign AI chip access.
In brief
China blocks Nvidia H200 chip imports to Hong Kong, limiting foreign AI chip access. China restricts Nvidia H200 AI chip imports to mainland China, pushing prices up on unofficial markets. Originally reported by The Next Web.
China holds back H200 chip approvals
About 600,000 of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips are stored in Hong Kong due to Beijing’s lack of large-scale import approvals.
Nvidia and Chinese authorities silent
Nvidia did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment, and neither did China’s industry ministry or economic planning agency.
China prefers domestic AI chips
Beijing wants Chinese tech firms to use local chips for inference work instead of foreign ones.
H200 import quotas drop sharply
Total approved H200 imports could fall below 200,000, with each major Chinese internet company receiving about 10,000 chips.
The headline
China restricts Nvidia H200 AI chip imports to mainland China, pushing prices up on unofficial markets.
