SynopsisChina plans to permit its leading artificial intelligence companies to acquire Nvidia's H200 chips. Officials have informed Alibaba, ByteDance, and DeepSeek about potential upcoming permissions. Nvidia has already secured licenses from the United States government for these sales. The chip giant's shares saw a slight increase following this news report. Companies and the Commerce Department have not yet provided immediate comments.China is planning to allow the country's top AI companies to buy a limited number of Nvidia's H200 chips, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing two people with ‌direct ⁠knowledge of ⁠the matter.Chinese officials have told Alibaba, ByteDance and DeepSeek in recent weeks that they may soon receive permission to buy some H200 chips, the report said.Shares of ​Nvidia rose 1% after ⁠the report.The ‌chip giant did not ​immediately ​respond to a Reuters request ⁠for comment.The U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees exports of advanced AI chips overseas, did not immediately return a request for comment, while Alibaba, ByteDance and DeepSeek did not respond outside of regular business hours.Nvidia has ‌already received licenses from the U.S. government to sell its advanced ​H200 ​chips to ⁠China.Reuters reported in March that the company had won Beijing's approval to sell the chips ​to China, citing sources.In March, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also told CNBC that the company had clearance from China. ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now