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China to Let AI Firms Buy Nvidia H200 Chips, Information Says

China to Let AI Firms Buy Nvidia H200 Chips, Information Says
Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 08 July 2026, 15:21 UTC By Nick Turner 1 min read
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China to Let AI Firms Buy Nvidia H200 Chips, Information Says China will allow top artificial intelligence companies to buy a limited amount of H200 chips from Nvidia Corp., a sign the country is easing restrictions on the coveted US technology, according to the Information. Chinese officials have informed companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ByteDance Ltd. and DeepSeek that they will have permission to purchase some of the processors, which are used to develop AI models, the news...

China to Let AI Firms Buy Nvidia H200 Chips, Information Says China will allow top artificial intelligence companies to buy a limited amount of H200 chips from Nvidia Corp., a sign the country is easing restrictions on the coveted US technology, according to the Information. Chinese officials have informed companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ByteDance Ltd. and DeepSeek that they will have permission to purchase some of the processors, which are used to develop AI models, the news site said Wednesday. The companies need to say how many chips they need — and why — to get approval, according to the Information.
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