The US has cleared about 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia Corp’s second-most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chip, the H200, but not a single delivery has been made so far, three people familiar with the matter said, leaving a major technology deal in limbo as chief executive officer Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) seeks a breakthrough in China this week.Huang, who was not initially listed in a White House delegation to Beijing, joined the trip after an invitation from US President Donald Trump, a source said. Trump picked him up in Alaska en route to a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), raising hopes that the trip could finally unlock stalled efforts to sell the H200 chips in China.
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang speaks to media at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday.
The stakes are significant, highlighting how the US-China tech rivalry is now snarling even approved trade, leaving the world’s most valuable company and dominant chipmaker caught between dueling national priorities.The US Department of Commerce has approved about 10 Chinese companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (阿里巴巴), Tencent Holdings Ltd (騰訊), ByteDance Ltd (字節跳動) and JD.com Inc (京東) to purchase Nvidia’s H200 chips, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
