China is rejecting US-made AI chips, specifically Nvidia’s H200, in favour of domestically developed semiconductors, White House AI czar David Sacks has said, essentially casting doubts on Trump administration’s strategy to challenge Chinese tech giants like Huawei by allowing the export of less advanced American chips to capture market share.“They’re rejecting our chips. Apparently they…
Nvidia, the chipset major has managed to secure a significant policy win on December 8, after US President Donald Trump announced that the company is now allowed to sell its powerful H200 AI chipset to ‘approved customers’ in China, subject to strict conditions. Trump made this announcement by sharing a post on Truth Social. In…
China’s Nvidia challengers Moore Threads and MetaX are set for their hotly anticipated market debuts, driven by investor excitement over domestic demand for home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) amid Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive. Moore Threads opened a subscription lottery last week at 114.28 yuan per share, the highest pricing among A-share listings this year, and…
The Trump administration is considering greenlighting sales of Nvidia‘s H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, people familiar with the matter said, as a bilateral detente boosts prospects for exports of advanced US technology to China. The Commerce Department, which oversees US export controls, is reviewing a change to its policy of barring sales of such…
The US is reportedly considering allowing Nvidia to sell its H200 AI chips in China. A report by the news agency Reuters cited sources familiar with the matter to claim that his potential policy change follows a recent bilateral agreement between the US and China. The Commerce Department, which manages US export controls, is reviewing…
Beijing’s sweeping directive marks one of its boldest moves yet to eliminate foreign technology from critical infrastructure — a blow to Nvidia, and a boost for Huawei and China’s AI chip ecosystem. In a decisive escalation of its tech sovereignty ambitions, China has reportedly ordered that all state-funded data centre projects use only domestically-produced artificial intelligence (AI) chips. According to sources…
China’s State Council has called for the faster development and wider rollout of large-scale testing and application environments for new technologies, as Beijing pushes to boost commercialisation and build a world-leading industrial base. The country should “focus on the frontiers of industrial development and key technological challenges, and prioritise the layout of new application scenarios…
AMIES Technology, a new Chinese lithography equipment manufacturer that showcased its latest chipmaking products at an industry event in Shenzhen last week, is offering renewed optimism in the nation’s drive to reduce its dependence on Dutch giant ASML. The company presented a wide range of products – including compound-semiconductor lithography machines, laser-annealing systems, advanced inspection…
High technology and low incomes were in sharp focus in China late last week as two of its senior officials visited opposite ends of the country. On a trip to the eastern province of Zhejiang from Thursday to Saturday, Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing urged manufacturers to apply new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to research…
Spectators watch two Unitree humanoid robots facing off in a boxing ring at a tech show in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, eastern China, on September 28, 2025. FEATURECHINA/Newscom/Sipa USA Beijing reacted sharply to new U.S. steps against Chinese tech companies, calling them an “extremely malicious” move and noting that it could heighten tensions in the technology…