米国、ByteDanceを含む中国企業10社へのNvidia H200販売を承認
米国はAlibabaやTencentを含む中国企業10社に、それぞれ最大75,000個のNvidia H200チップを購入できる輸出ライセンスを付与しました。ただし北京は国内産業を支援するため、出荷を妨げています。
the us cleared roughly ten chinese firms, including alibaba, tencent, and bytedance, to purchase nvidia's h200 ai chips, with individual caps set at 75,000 units per company. lenovo and foxconn received approval as distribution partners, yet commerce secretary howard lutnick confirmed that no chips have shipped. beijing is actively blocking these purchases, citing the need to protect its domestic chip industry and reduce reliance on us technology amidst trade tensions. the move underscores china's strategic priority to develop domestic semiconductor capabilities despite performance lags compared to us hardware.